MASS INCARCERATION in the USA Cartes | Quizlet

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prohibit

interdire

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forbidden

interdit

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3

felon

délinquant

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4

inmate/convict

détenu, prisonnier

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5

convict

déclarer coupable

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6

crackdown on

mesures de répression (contre)

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7

offense

délit

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8

life sentence

une condamnation à perpétuité

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9

non profit organization

une organisation à but non lucratif

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10

draft legislation

un projet de loi

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11

Stand your ground laws

loi extensive du port d'armes (Floride)

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12

stand your ground

camper sur ses positions

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13

labor force

main d'oeuvre

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14

guilty

coupable (adjectif)

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15

culprit

un coupable (nom)

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16

Minimum Mandatory Sentences

peine plancher

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17

incarcerated

incarcéré, emprisonné

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18

Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)

loi contre la discrimination à l'école

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19

Civil Right Act of 1964

loi contre la ségrégation

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20

Racial Disparities

disparités raciales

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to be barred from voting

Etre interdit de voter

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22

contempt

mépris

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23

colorblindness

absence de préjugés raciaux

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24

comprehensive

complet, exhaustif

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25

Jim Crow Laws

les lois ségrégationnistes

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26

parole

liberté conditionnelle

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27

racial slur

une insulte raciale

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