A sociologist studying the Canadian criminal code to demonstrate that longer sentences are given to people of lower class for the same crime would like hold a _______ view of the law.
A)Consensual
B)Social Power Perspective
C)Interactionist
D)Phenomenological
E)Relativist

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The social power perspective focuses on how power and social inequality shape the law and criminal justice system. This includes how people from different socio-economic backgrounds are treated within the system. Therefore, the sociologist studying the Canadian criminal code with this aim would hold a social power perspective.

A Sociologist Studying the Canadian Criminal Code to Demonstrate That