"I hypothesize that Blacks and Latinos are more likely than whites to accuse the police for racial profiling."
I am just wondering if it's clear to you what I will be researching, not asking for an opinion.
Thanks!!
2007-01-27 04:54:38 · 4 answers · asked by sendwad 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
You would be actually researching statistics within the last few years on cases civil and criminal that it was presumed that race played a factor in arrest. You would also be researching, possibly sampling the amount of whites that feel that they have and not have been discriminiated or targeted due to race. To prove or disprove this hypothesis, you would need to gather a great deal of information from different demographics. The sampling for a project like this one is tremendous. To do this correctly, you would also need to look at civil cases in which the litigants said that profiling was an issue. Take your time with this project. THis is a huge argument and you have to be very careful not to let personal feelings enter into it. I do not envy you at all. Good luck.
In addtion, you may want to look at police departments that actually use profiling. Things that they would look for that is usually associated with black or latin people. For example loud latino music, neighborhoods that are mostly latino. Rap music or cornrows, dredlocks.
2007-01-27 05:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by 2fine4u 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As opposed to asians?
first of all this is a question, not a hypothesis, what's your reasoned explanation for the phenomenon?
Whatever it is it hopefully has something to to with the classism, and social inequality.
What's your ethnicity and do you know any people who have been racially profiled?
It's not funny or fake, that crap really happens.
Trust me even with my job and credentials (Check my profile)
I still have to set cops straight every once in a while.
I refuse to have anyone come at me like i'm a criminal, it's an insult to integrity and intelligence.
2007-01-27 13:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by Soundjata 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds fine
however, it might be better to group the blacks and latinos together more by saying minority groups. or making three categories instead of just two, but the way it is is fine. If you do three the hypothesis would have one group highest, one in the middle, and one with the least amt of racial profiling
2007-01-27 13:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by midnightjoker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Death gotta be easy cause life is hard :(
2007-01-27 13:17:57 · answer #4 · answered by Vash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋