Today, black defendants serve as much time in federal prison for drug offenses as white defendants serve for violent offenses-a result largely attributed to biases in federal statutory penalties for offenses involving crack versus powder cocaine (Mauer and King, 2007a). ... That is, racial differences persisted, and this persistence is difficult to understand especially once legally relevant sources of variation are addressed. ...

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