Concerns about the changes in the racial/ethnic makeup of a community,coupled with stereotypes linking race and ethnicity to drug use and drug-related crime and violence,may lead to __________ among sentencing officials.

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Unconscious racism is a form of discrimination that occurs when people make decisions based on stereotypes or biases that they are not aware of. In the given question, the concerns about the changes in the racial/ethnic makeup of a community, coupled with stereotypes linking race and ethnicity to drug use and drug-related crime and violence, may lead to unconscious racism among sentencing officials.

Concerns About the Changes in the Racial/ethnic Makeup of a Community,coupled