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ARLKQ

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What statement about race and police discretion is false?
 
  a. African American youth are arrested at a rate proportionate to their representation in the population.
  b. African American drivers are disproportionately stopped by police.
  c. African Americans are more likely than European Americans to be recommended for formal processing.
  d. African Americans are more likely than European Americans to be given harsher dispositions for comparable offenses.

Question 2

What does the offender-victim dyad refer to?
 
  a. age of the defendant and age of the victim
  b. race of the defendant and race of the victim
  c. gender of the defendant and gender of the victim
  d. relationship of the defendant the victim


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jharrington11

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Reply #1 on: Aug 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

B


ARLKQ

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Reply 2 on: Aug 12, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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