How do African American perceptions of the criminal justice system compare with those of whites?

a. Most whites and African Americans believe the criminal justice system is fundamentally unfair.
b. When the victim is black, whites and African Americas attribute police brutality to individual malfeasance by officers, not as racism.
c. Whites see the disproportionate percentages of African Americans in prison as discrimination, whereas African Americans see it as a product of greater criminality among African Americans.
d. Most whites believe the criminal justice system is fundamentally fair; most African Americans do not.

Answer: d

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