Topic
Racial profiling is alive and well in America. Using Census Bureau data and crime statistics involved to address the above claim. Identify relevant racial statistics.
Data
- Sourcebook on Criminal Justice StatisticsData on racial profiling, public perception of police intervention, demographics of arrest and more.
- Texas Racial Profiling ReportThese reports, available through 2014, are the largest state surveys in the nation (reports are also submitted by metropolitan areas). Scroll to bottom of webpage to acess by year.
- San Antonio Police Data Analysis ReportLists race and reason for stop (including probable cause). Also includes complaints of racial profiling.
- Bureau of Justice Statistics - New releasesThe primary statistical agency of the Department of Justice. BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, crime victims, and criminal justice operations.
- Data Transparency Initiative: The Data Transparency Initiative presents descriptive data on four key areas of the Agency’s work: a) complaints, b) allegations, c) victims and alleged victims, and d) members of service.
- Open Policing ProjectData on traffic stops in each state with a choice of demographics and characteristics of the stop.
Articles
- Criminal Justice Abstracts (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowIndexes and abstracts journal articles in criminology and related disciplines from 1968 to the present. Click the Find It At UTSA button if there is no linked full-text.
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowEach issue examines a single topic of public concern giving the reader a broad overview of the subject, including historical background, and a discussion of current controversies and initiatives, highlighting the range of opinions among experts.
