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Rijan Kafle

about 20 hours ago

Despite threats to their personal safety,police are never permitted to use ______.

A) deadly force
B) excessive force
C) force likely to cause great bodily harm
D) verbal threats

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Chris Beeler

about 20 hours ago

Black Lives Matter is a movement that was formed in 2015.It was a direct outcome of ______.

A) protests against white supremacists in Charlottesville,Virginia
B) Media attention and public concern about police use of lethal force and deaths of minorities in police custody
C) President Obama's Task Force
D) police wearing body cameras

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Devir Bonilla

about 20 hours ago

Generally,we accept that lethal force is morally acceptable in self-defense or to protect another from a threat to their life.According to Miller,in what circumstances is police use of lethal force morally justified?

A) to keep public order in case of riots,looting,or community violence
B) to uphold the law
C) when there a breakdown of public order
D) all of these

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maddy ibarra

about 21 hours ago

According to Skolnick and Fyfe (1993) ,when the mere presence of police produces the desired outcome and use of force becomes irrelevant,this is known as ______.

A) presence
B) persuasive verbalization
C) command verbalization
D) firm grips

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jinnie volmar

about 21 hours ago

A USA Today poll conducted in August 2014 reported that ______% of Americans feel police do a "poor" or "only a fair job" in using appropriate force.

A) 46
B) 55
C) 61
D) 72

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louis hassan

about 22 hours ago

Consensus theory believes punishment is based on rational factors such as the seriousness of the offense and prior convictions.

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myjae armstrong

about 22 hours ago

The essence of hate crimes is that they are motivated by bias against the victim's race,ethnicity,religion,etc.

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wiltora stanley

about 23 hours ago

According to Tonry,(2010: 294) longstanding ______ has created unconscious support for programs and policies that sustain white dominance.Drug and crime control policies have the effect of destabilizing black communities and reinforce white dominance in economic,social,and political spheres.

A) reverse racism
B) white self-interest
C) dominance
D) inequities

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Vijay Kumar

about 23 hours ago

Disparity in sentencing over the past couple of decades has been highlighted by differing sentences for possessing equal amounts of crack cocaine versus powder cocaine.

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Aakriti Thapa

about 23 hours ago

Biologically,the term "race" has a very clear,specific meaning.

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Dieny Sainval

about 23 hours ago

According to conflict theorists ______.

A) individuals share values with state
B) society is comprised of groups of who work together to solve common problems
C) criminal law is viewed as an instrument of protection for the powerful elite
D) punishment is based on rational factors

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Sakshi Bhagat

about 23 hours ago

What can be said of racial disparities within the criminal justice system?

A) while there is some evidence,they largely do not exist
B) They have been clearly identified,but nevertheless persist.
C) They do not qualify as moral issue due to the government being above common people.
D) It is not for policy makers to get involved in eradicating racial inequalities.

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Gloria Acevedo

1 day ago

In the 2002 General Social Survey,______% of blacks favored the death penalty.

A) 24.3
B) 42.1
C) 69.8
D) 74.3

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Katie Barnard

1 day ago

Mauer (2006) contends that since the ______ no policy has impacted Black incarceration more than the War on Drugs.

A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s

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Delaney Stephens

1 day ago

In ______ theory,criminal law is viewed as an instrument for the protection of the powerful and the elite,and punishment is based on nonrational factors such as race and social class.

A) consensus
B) symbolic aspect of social conflict
C) conflict
D) moral panics

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Krishna Patel

1 day ago

Although disputes about the causes remain open,which of the following statements about incarceration rates (per 100,000 persons in the general population) in the U.S.is correct?

A) The Black rate is higher than either the Hispanic or white rate.
B) The Hispanic rate is higher than either the Black or white rate.
C) The White rate is higher than either the Black or Hispanic rate.
D) There are no statistically significant differences in rates between the three groups.

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Logan Blair

1 day ago

Which court case dealt with the issue of using race as sole reason for excusing potential jurors using peremptory challenges?

A) Strauder v.West Virginia
B) McClesky v.Kemp
C) Brown v.Board of Education
D) Batson v.Kentucky

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Massiel Murga

1 day ago

A study of federal criminal cases found that when federal prosecutors request a sentence lower than stipulated minimum for those they seemed "salvageable" and "sympathetic" they were ______ likely to request lower sentences for blacks and Hispanic males than for white males.

A) less
B) twice as
C) more
D) three times as

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Velicia Jacob

1 day ago

In which United States Supreme Court case was Baldus' research rejected by the Court?

A) Strauder v.West Virginia
B) McClesky v.Kemp
C) Brown v.Board of Education
D) Plessy v.Ferguson

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Whitley Reynolds

1 day ago

Research on the death penalty tends to show that ______.

A) race of the offender plays a role but race of the victim does not
B) race of the victim plays a role,but race of the victim does not
C) race of both the victim and offender play a role
D) neither the race of the offender or of the victim plays a role