Beginning with police contact and continuing through arrest, prosecution, and sentencing, racial _______ exists in the criminal justice system.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


bias

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Second parent adoptions do not allow:

A. One member of a same-sex couple to file for co-parent status. B. Co-parenting between a same-sex couple and the biological mother. C. For a same-sex partner to make decisions on behalf of the child. D. Financial support to be required of the same-sex partner.

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All of the following are considered elements of institutional discrimination EXCEPT for ______.

a. biased testing procedures b. unfair hiring practices c. the use of quotas to meet certain minimums of women and minority employees in the workplace d. unfair selection of job assignments

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Many victims of domestic sex trafficking are minors who ______.

A. ran away from home B. are in foster care C. were kidnapped D. are illegal aliens

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The following were identified as common pitfalls when conducting secondary data analysis with the exception of ______.

a. using codebooks in order to understand every variable in a data set b. utilizing data that contains not applicable responses c. changing research questions to adapt to variables d. making variables in existing data reflect the concepts researchers are interested in studying

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