A prosecutor who chooses to prosecute an individual due to his/her sex or religion has engaged in _____.
A) discriminatory prosecution
B) ominous prosecution
C) selective prosecution
D) vindictive prosecution
C) selective prosecution
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Which state was the first to centralize its state police force?
a. South Carolina b. Pennsylvania c. Georgia d. North Carolina
The second transition of Gilligan’s (1982) focuses on ______.
a. women begin to become aware of their responsibility for others’ well-being b. social norms and consensus are the basis for moral judgments and concern for others, especially others’ feelings, and the possibility of hurting others is of major concern c. women now understand that care includes caring for themselves as well as others d. individual survival is paramount, and moral considerations are relevant only when one’s own needs are in conflict
When Hispanic and black offenders face harsher sentencing than Whites who have identical crimes and identical criminal backgrounds, they are experiencing:
a.direct discrimination (main effect) b.pure justice c.subtle discrimination (indirect effect) d.insubtle discrimination (interaction effect)
Some argue that the law has been ineffective in deterring insider trading because:
A. there is little incentive for whistleblowers to turn in wrongdoers. B. there is no support from the business community. C. of the risk/reward ratio. D. the SEC is understaffed.