Research on the death penalty tends to show that ______.

a. race of the offender plays a role but race of the victim does not
b. race of the victim plays a role, but race of the victim does not
c. race of both the victim and offender play a role
d. neither the race of the offender or of the victim plays a role


Ans: C

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