According to Prof. Harcourt, the ______________ _______________ in racial profiling operates to increase the proportion of guilty blacks who are stopped on the highways compared to the proportion of guilty whites who carry drugs but are not stopped

. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


ratchet effect OR racial tax

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Ordinances that authorize police to stop purported gang members to identify them and have them disperse must not violate the void-for-vagueness doctrine

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The positivist school of criminology adhered to the principle of ______ to explain crime.

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

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A risk assessment may be used to determine if an inmate is ready for release

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Most sexual offenses occur between strangers

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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