Race and Crime

"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 …

…the role it play's in society and what outcome we want from it. We need to use equality rather than personal views when making difficult decisions in society. resourses sited http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/word.htm http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucrquest.htm http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm#cius http://www.propaganda101.com/Race/raceand.htm http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/encs.htm