How is race related to the sentences convicted individuals receive?
A. Members of minority groups tend to have greater access to plea bargaining and thus receive lighter sentences.
B. Defendants of minority status and White defendants have about the same rates of conviction and receive similar sentences.
C. African American and Hispanic defendants receive longer sentences than White defendants, even when they have the same background.
D. Although African Americans and Hispanics are more likely than Whites to receive the death penalty, they are also more likely to be pardoned.
Answer: C
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