When a judge sentences the members of one racial minority group more harshly when they victimize the members of another racial group, but less severely when they victimize a member of their own racial group, it is an example of contextual discrimination.

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Contextual discrimination occurs when the severity of a sentence is influenced by the race or ethnicity of the victim in relation to the perpetrator, leading to disparities in sentencing based on the racial context of the crime.

When a Judge Sentences the Members of One Racial Minority