Question

John was recently sentenced for 10 years in prison for possession of crack cocaine. His lawyer discovered that others have served less time for the possession of powder cocaine, a drug often associated with a different category of people. John's lawyer has concluded that this discrepant sentencing is the result of __________. a. individual discrimination b. institutional discrimination c. prejudice d. stereotyping

Answer 1

Answer:

b. institutional discrimination

Explanation:

Institutional discrimination -

It is the practice , where discrimination is observed for any policy or practice , where the policy favors the dominant group , is known as an  institutional discrimination .

The examples of  institutional discrimination  are - voter suppression and legalized slavery  .

This type of discrimination is observed with the case of John , where he was supposed to spend more time in prison for an offense , than the other prisoners , caught for the same crime .