Critics often point out that disproportionate rates of violent crime and victimization tend to be higher in African-American communities. Offer three structural factors that might explain this trend (by “structural” reasons we mean reasons outside the individual that might help explain personal motivations to commit crime). How is this related to the Black Lives Matter Movement?

Amember of congress who wants to act on what the majority of his or her constituency thinks on a particular issue would be advised to respond to which of the following indicators? a. letters from constituents b. the editorial positions of newspapers in the constituency c. public demonstrations by constituents d. a poll based on a random sample of constituents e. the number of yard signs on major streets