Sentencing disparity, based on extralegal variables or other factors not directly related to the crime, is referred to as
a. variable disparity.
b. sentencing disparity.
c. sentencing discrimination.
d. geographic disparity.
c
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a. True b. False
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a. moral, ethical, and legal b. moral c. ethical d. legal
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a. cohort study b. panel study c. trend study d. cross-sectional study
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A) ?reasonable suspicion? B) ?probable cause? C) ?police hunch? D) ?reasonable cause?