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Which of the Following Is NOT True of Racial Disparities

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Which of the following is NOT true of racial disparities in the death penalty?


A) A study conducted in California found that people accused of killing Whites are over three times more likely to be sentenced than those who kill African Americans.
B) Between 1967 and 2002, only 12 people were executed for crimes in which the defendant was White, and the victim was Black, compared with the 178 Black defendants who were executed after having been convicted of killing a White person.
C) Between 1976 and 2017, more than 1,400 people were executed in the United States and 68% of them were African American.
D) Between 1976 and 2017, more than 155 people were released from death row in that period after being found innocent.

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