More than 50 women, mostly poor, Aboriginal, and substance-addicted, disappeared from Vancouver's downtown east side over a little more than a decade. For a long time, police investigations of these disappearances were cursory. Critics charge that this would not have been the case if these women were white, university-educated and middle-class. Of what could this be considered an example?
A) police brutality
B) racial profiling
C) differential association
D) differential justice

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This situation can be considered an example of differential justice, where different groups are treated unequally by the justice system, often based on race, class, or other social factors.

More Than 50 Women, Mostly Poor, Aboriginal, and Substance-Addicted, Disappeared