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Question:
4A) Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: If you choose this question Identify it 4A
Do you perceive discrimination in the way that sentencing is conducted in your area? Explain the impact of discriminatory sentencing policies or procedures on a specific minority group (gender, race, or ethnicity). Whether or not a prosecutor chooses to seek the death penalty depends on laws in place, key factors of the crime, and the prosecutor's discretion. What disparities exist regarding those for whom prosecutors seek the death penalty? What disparities exist in sentencing?
4B) Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: If you choose this question Identify it 4B
Those of color are more likely than whites to be willing to serve time in prison rather than be sentenced to some alternative to incarceration such as electronic monitoring or intensive supervision probation. What accounts for these racial differences in perceptions of the severity of sanctions? Do those of color have a choice in the way they are sentenced?
4C) Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: If you choose this question Identify it 4C
Do you personally believe in the death penalty, why or why not? Explain. Do you agree or disagree with the so-called "Marshall Hypothesis"-that the average citizen who knew "all the facts presently available regarding capital punishment would ... find it shocking to his conscience and sense of justice"? Why or why not? Explain.
4D) Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: If you choose this question Identify it 4D
What are the five remedies for racial discrimination in capital sentencing? Which do you believe is the most inappropriate remedy? Why? Which do you believe is the most appropriate remedy? Why?