Because African Americans and the poor are more likely to use crack, while white people are more likely to use cocaine, critics claim that stronger sentences for crack than for cocaine reflect not the drug but

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Stronger sentences for crack than for cocaine reflect not the drug but the socioeconomic status and race of the drug users. African Americans and the poor are more likely to use crack, while white people are more likely to use cocaine. Therefore, the disparity in sentencing between crack and cocaine offenses is based on the demographics of the drug users rather than any inherent difference between the two drugs.

Because African Americans and the Poor Are More Likely to Use