Question

Concerns about the changes in the racial/ethnic makeup of a community, coupled with stereotypes linking race and ethnicity to drug use and drug-related crime and violence, may lead to __________ among sentencing officials.a. overt discrimination b. contextual discrimination c. unconscious racism
d. indirect discrimination

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is letter B, contextual discrimination.

Explanation:

Contextual discrimination happens when a person is being discriminated in a setting or event whereby he is judged according to his ethnicity, race, nationality and looks.

A very common example of this is "racial profiling." For example, when it comes to traffic violation, a traffic enforcer will decide who among the drivers he will question. If he sees a Filipino driver in the USA, he will question him for driving violations rather than the American drivers. This is considered an act of harassment and a form of contextual discrimination among the sentencing official. The traffic enforcer is judging him according to his race and looks.