Over-representation of racial and ethnic minorities in arrest, prosecution, imprisonment, and capital punishment, as both the product of inequality and an expression of prejudice against minorities, may be explained by ______ theory

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


conflict

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Plea bargains must be accepted and approved by:

A) defense attorneys and their clients. B) judges. C) prosecutors. D) All of the above

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It is not possible to detect drugs, alcohol or poisons from an insect that was feeding on a human body containing those substances

a. True b. False

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The initial link of associating profiling to racism or ethnic discrimination is most likely:

a. An unintended result of the work of the F.B.I.'s Behavioral Science Unit's research in profiling. b. The result of Walter Langer's effort to develop a criminal profile of Adolph Hitler. c. The work by DEA to develop ways to identify people involved in drug smuggling. d. A result of the popularity of the movie "The Silence of the Lambs" which dealt with profiling serial killers.

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The type of sentence that specifies a fixed term of detention that must be served is referred to as a/an _____ sentence

a. indeterminate b. mandatory c. determinate d. individualized

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