The odds of pretrial detention males were twice those for white males, and the differences between these males and either african-american females or white females were even larger.

The answer is African American

Explanation:

Pretrial detention refers to detaining of an accused person in a criminal case before the trial has taken place, either because of a failure to post bail or due to denial of release under a pretrial detention statute.

Research as shown that;

The differences between these males and either African-American females or white females were even larger.

you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.