Crack and powder cocaine have the same physiological and psychotropic effects but are handled very differently for sentencing purposes. On average, prison sentences for crack offenses are three to six times longer than those for offenses involving equal amounts of powder. Most defendants convicted of crack offenses in federal court are black, whereas most convicted of powder cocaine offense are
white. This situation is an example of
a. covert discrimination.
b. corporate discrimination.
c. normative discrimination.
d. institutionalized discrimination.
d
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