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Law Enforcement, Courts, & Prisons: Crime and Crime Rates

Law Enforcement, Courts, & Prisons: Crime and Crime Rates. By: Ashea Turner SOWK 300 MW 8-9:30a.m. Spring Semester Assignment #4. Variables & Values. Variables Name Values Dependent Variable Age 1 to 4 yrs 5 to 8yrs 9 to 12yrs 13 to 16yrs 17 to 19yrs

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Law Enforcement, Courts, & Prisons: Crime and Crime Rates

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  1. Law Enforcement, Courts, & Prisons: Crime and Crime Rates By: Ashea Turner SOWK 300 MW 8-9:30a.m. Spring Semester Assignment #4

  2. Variables & Values VariablesNameValues Dependent Variable Age 1 to 4 yrs 5 to 8yrs 9 to 12yrs 13 to 16yrs 17 to 19yrs 20 to 24yrs 25 to 29yrs 30 to 34yrs 35 to 39yrs 40 to 44yrs 45 to 49yrs 50 to 54yrs 55 to 59yrs 60 to 64yrs 65 to 69yrs 70 to 74yrs 75+ yrs Independent Variable Gender Sex Control Variable Race Black White

  3. Hypotheses and RationaleBivariate Young black men and other minorities are subject to be murder victims especially if unemployed. Black males are disadvantaged compared to men of other races and ethnicities in regards to legal procedures such as trials, penalties, and punishments. In most murder cases, if the murder victim is white, the defendant is much more likely to receive a harsher punishment. In most murder cases, minority defendants are more likely to receive a very harsh punishment mostly resulting in death sentences. Gender Gender Age

  4. Hypotheses and RationaleMultivariate Young black men and other minorities are subject to be murder victims especially if unemployed. Black males are disadvantaged compared to men of other races and ethnicities in regards to legal procedures such as trials, penalties, and punishments. In most murder cases, if the murder victim is white, the defendant is much more likely to receive a harsher punishment. In most murder cases, minority defendants are more likely to receive a very harsh punishment mostly resulting in death sentences. Factors that contribute to the rates of murder victims includes: region, type of crime, and age level. Race Gender Age

  5. Findings: Bivariate Table Murder Victims by Age, Sex, and Race: 2008 Gender Age MaleFemale Unknown Infant (under 1 yr old) 10695 1-4yrs 163142 - 5-8yrs 3539 - 9 -12yrs 3535 - 13-16yrs 31781 - 17-19yrs 1,072178 - 20-24yrs 2,087344 1 25-29yrs 1,616338 30-34yrs 1,221324 - 35-39yrs 963258 - 40-44yrs741274 1 45-49yrs 655286 - 50-54yrs 526181 1 55-59yrs 31415 - 60-64yrs 22497 - 65-69yrs 15378 - 70-74yrs 864 - 75+ yrs 144150 - Total 12457 12

  6. Findings: Multivariate Table Murder Victims by Age, Sex, and Race: 2008 Race Age White Black Other Unknown Total Infant (under 1 yr old) 113749 5 201 1-4yrs 164 131 9 1 305 5-8yrs 42 27 4 1 74 9 -12yrs 44215 - 70 13-16yrs 1891989 2 398 17-19yrs 47774222 9 1,250 20-24yrs 9341,40965 24 2,432 25-29yrs 7991,10139 16 1,955 30-34yrs 654 84825 1 1,545 35-39yrs 58158841 12 1,221 40-44yrs 55241935 10 1,016 45-49yrs 57134023 7 941 50-54yrs 42524727 9 708 55-59yrs 29314722 4 466 60-64yrs 2169012 3 321 65-69yrs 169574 1231 70-74yrs 105261 3 135 75+ yrs 2315310 - 294 Total 96 693 24 193

  7. Bivariate Graph & DiscussionRelationship between Gender and Age • There’s a higher percentage of male murder victims compared to female murder victims. There is a significant lower percentage of older persons between the ages of 55 to 75 and older who are murder victims. • Young black males between the ages of 20 to 24 have the highest rate of murder victims. . The majority of female murder victims are between the ages of 20-24 years old.

  8. Multivariate Graph & DiscussionRelationship between Gender and Age Controlling for Race • Black males fall victims to murder at a higher rate compared to white males. • There is a higher percentage of blacks who are victims to murder. Females are less affected. The percentage of female murder victims is much lower.

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