In his book Streetwise, Elijah Anderson argues that young African American men are more likely to be arrested because:
A) they commit more flagrant crimes.
B) they are more likely to engage in deviant behavior.
C) their acts of deviance more often involve drugs, which are considered especially deviant by contemporary society.
D) they are more likely to be poor.
E) both police and community members perceive them as more criminal than others.

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Anderson argues that young African American men are more likely to be arrested because both police and community members perceive them as more criminal than others, resulting in over-policing and over-surveillance of these individuals. This is known as racial profiling, where individuals are targeted by law enforcement based on their race or ethnicity rather than their actual behavior or actions.

In His Book Streetwise, Elijah Anderson Argues That Young African