A sentencing policy that imposes harsher sentences for offenses involving crack cocaine than those involving powder cocaine is an example of:

a.institutional discrimination
b.contextual discrimination
c.individual discrimination
d.systematic discrimination


a.institutional discrimination

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.

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Explain the differences in the common law definition of burglary and the definition currently used today. Then discuss what the research on burglary reveals.

What will be an ideal response?

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What is the intent of an officer in an arrest?

a. to investigate suspicious activity b. to make a formal charge against a suspect c. to conduct a full search for weapons or evidence d. to frisk or pat down for weapons

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