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    "The Uniform Crime Report statistics state that blacks are more frequently arrested than whites. While this may mean that blacks actually commit more crime‚ what are some other factors that may be driving the statistics?" "If black neighborhoods are under more police surveillance than white neighborhoods‚ what does this mean for crime statistics?" "Can you give examples of how blacks receive differential treatment in the criminal justice system?" What are your thoughts? Remember to back your comments

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    effect of various factors on the crime rate in the US. The model is estimated using the OLS procedure and a cross-sectional data set across the fifty states in 2000. The four variables that are found to have significant coefficients are police expenditures per crime in 1999‚ unemployment rate‚ per capita income‚ and the percentage of people living in poverty. Specifically‚ for every dollar increase per crime in 1999‚ the crime rate is found to decline by 260 crimes per 100‚000 population. When the

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    Race and Crime in the Media In the 1800’s African Americans were belittled and segregated simply due to the color of their skin; this was one of the most stereotyped controversies in history‚ and remains to be today. Dealing with race and its stereotypes that socially construct ones influence on what to think. Through the intersection of the inequalities of stereotypical racial depictions‚ and crimes had inequalities‚ and influenced by the media although the media is hegemony towards

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    Research Paper | "Do you believe there is a connection between race and crime in America?” “Do you believe the Criminal justice system is racist?” | | |   How do people from different entities in the United States perceive race as it relates to the criminal justice system? This was the question asked to ten different people in different locations of the United States. In additional to this question a different group of participants were asked if they believe that the criminal

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    we have seen that crime is not race specific. All races commit crime‚ furthermore all races participate in gang activity‚ it is just not reserved for Black and Latinos. All of the examples used in the previous blogs are not exclusive to certain races. What makes the difference is how society views who is a criminal and who commits crimes. Added to this‚ is the disproportion of how crime is handled. With the exception of heinous and violent crimes‚ many people who commit crimes will most likely get

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    There has been significant debate whether to collect race-based data in law enforcement. In my opinion‚ I think going forward with this idea would be a dangerous and misconceived part when in relation to solving crimes. It is a large can of worms when it comes to this idea. I suspect it is actually impossible not to collect the statistics‚ as a person’s details will have to be entered into the database when they are arrested. Once the data is there‚ is it really up to us how we interpret it? Maybe

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    status contributes to the amount of crime. Secondly‚ they discussed differential social organization‚ which includes the differences in values between the communities (Shaw and McKay). A Theory of RaceCrime and Urban inequality is explained by Robert J. Sampson and William Julius Wilson (114) and they discussed the effects of community structure of race and crime in urban areas. Another thing that Sampson and Wilson (116) debated was the ecological concentration of race and social dislocations. Finally

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    Discrimination in my opinion does exist in the criminal justice system‚ especially when it comes to minorities. There are people who argue that discrimination don’t exist there is only disparity. Discrimination is when a person is judged by their race without reference to their behavior or qualifications. Disparity is when something is inequality or a difference. Being a minority my peers and I have encountered some discriminatory actions from Americans. Rather they believe it or not minorities are

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    Unit 9: Week 3 - Study Guide for Test 1 Use the following as a guide. The test covers chapter’s 1-3 plus any supplementary articles or documentaries that were required. This is only a guide. Remember that since this is an open book test‚ ANY question pertaining to the readings could show up. Be sure to have read thoroughly before beginning the test. Please note that starred items could be included as possible short essays (requiring a 1-2 paragraph response). I also suggest that you

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    Race” James Baldwin once said‚ “I am what time‚ circumstance‚ history‚ have made of me‚ certainly‚ but I am also so much more than that. So are we all.” When the subject of race comes up‚ I feel like that quote is very meaningful. According to class lecture‚ race is an arbitrary social classification of clearly bounded categories based on skin color which corresponds to no biological reality. To be able to understand race today‚ a person should have a background on the history of race. According

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