Which of the following is an example of unintentional institutional discrimination?
A) Jim Crow laws that segregated whites and blacks in terms of housing, transportation, and education in the American South
B) federal sentencing guidelines that penalize individuals who possess crack cocaine more heavily than those who possess powder cocaine
C) a company that systematically excludes women from upper-level managerial positions
D) South Africa's system of apartheid

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Federal sentencing guidelines that penalize individuals who possess crack cocaine more heavily than those who possess powder cocaine is an example of unintentional institutional discrimination because it disproportionately affects minority communities, despite the fact that rates of drug use between different races are similar.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Unintentional Institutional