Studies of the use of the death penalty since 1977 show that __________ is the most important predictor of which homicides will result in charges of capital murder and which offenders will be sentenced to death

a. the age of the offender
b. the race of the offender
c. the race of the victim
d. the type of weapon used


Answer: c

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