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Synthesizing Information to Create New Understanding — Quiz

Question 10 • English I

Read the excerpts from "Wrongful Convictions” by Jon Gould and Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson. "Wrongful Convictions” Being known to the police or having your photo in a mug shot book means that you are more likely—if you are innocent—to be wrongly convicted. Just Mercy We also make terrible mistakes. Scores of innocent people have been exonerated [cleared] after being sentenced to death and nearly executed. Hundreds more have been released after being proved innocent of noncapital crimes through DNA testing. Presumptions of guilt, poverty, racial bias, and a host of other social, structural, and political dynamics have created a system that is defined by error, a system in which thousands of innocent people now suffer in prison. Which statement best describes the relationship between the evidence in the two excerpts?

Answer
A
The evidence in both excerpts shows that racial bias plays a part in wrongful conviction.
B
The evidence in both excerpts shows that assumptions are a cause of wrongful convictions.
C
The evidence in both excerpts shows that poverty is a reason for wrongful convictions.
D
The evidence in both excerpts shows that social structures are a cause for wrongful convictions.