What role did the media and racism play in constructing and presenting the problem of crack in the creation of the sentencing guidelines for crimes involving crack cocaine?
What will be an ideal response?
• The media focused on three general themes:
o The claim that crack was more addictive than powder cocaine and a cause of such problems as "crack babies" and exchange for sex for drugs
o The strong link to the violent crime of inner-city gangs
o The low cost and ready supply of the drug
• Media coverage presented an extremely negative and racially charged image of poor black mothers who had used crack and were thought to be destroying lives.
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a. age b. race c. gender d. poverty
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a. Salient Factor Score b. USPC Factor Score c. Greenwood Score d. None of the above
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false