Violent acts directed toward a particular person or members of a group merely because the targets share a discernible racial, ethnic, religious, or gender characteristic are known as:

a. disparity crimes.
b. felony murders.
c. bias crimes.
d. hate crimes.


d

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a. Crossed b. Ulterior c. Bidirectional d. Parallel

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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