Slave patrols were known to use specially bred dogs to track, maim, and kill fugitive slaves. Throughout the civil rights era, dogs were used by police departments in the South to violently counter peaceful protests. Research suggests that police dogs are disproportionately used against minorities today. What is the result of the use of canines to control minority populations?

A. Canine officers are rarely used in policing today.
B. Canine officers have come to represent violent and aggressive attitudes toward minorities for many communities.
C. Canine officers are significantly less popular among Americans than in the 1960s.
D. Canine officers are no longer used to subdue suspects.


B. Canine officers have come to represent violent and aggressive attitudes toward minorities for many communities.

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a. fMRI b. Computer Voice Stress Analyzer c. polygraph d. two-photon imaging

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a. observed and authenticated. b. evaluated and authenticated. c. appraised and authenticated. d. purchased and authenticated.

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What will be an ideal response?

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