Explain how the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment was conducted and the results of the study.

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The Kansas City preventive patrol experiment was designed to measure the impact of routine preventive patrol. A portion of the city was broken down into beats that would have one of three characteristics. They would be either reactive beats, with no preventive patrol; control beats, which utilized the same level of preventive patrol as prior to the experiment; and proactive beats, which employed 2 to 3 times the normal level of preventive patrol. Despite the variance in the level of preventive patrol, researchers found no difference in the amount of crime committed between beats, as such it would appear preventive patrol has no effect on crime.

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James and Richard are both charged with the same crime under the same circumstances. During plea bargaining, James is offered a more lenient plea deal with a 5-year sentence, while Richard is offered a plea deal with a much harsher 10-year sentence. According to research, which of the following is likely true about James’ race?

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