Reference no: EM133202244

Explore data by location and data set on the FBI's Crime Data Explorer website, and research crime, victim, and arrest data by race in New York City. 

• Review the crime data that populate New York City.
• Review the arrest data that populate New York City.

Research Albany Police Department and Binghamton Police Department:

• Access "Criminal Victimization, 2019" on the Bureau of Justice Statistics website data on crime victimization, and review the breakdown of victims by race and ethnicity.
• Locate Albany Police Department and Binghamton Police Department demographic breakdown data on their local websites. For example, if 1 of your selected agencies was the Mesa Police Department, you would use the Police Employee Demographics & Community Profile Summary from the City of Mesa website.
• Select all violent crimes under crime types and compare victims' and offenders' racial and ethnic breakdowns as reported by Albany Police Department and Binghamton Police Department.

Respond to the following: 

1. Describe Albany Police Department and Binghamton Police Department and each agency's staff demographic.
2. Compare racial and ethnic arrest data between Albany Police Department and Binghamton Police Department over a 10-year span.
3. Identify the difference between the 2 police departments when it relates to the race and ethnicity of those arrested.
4. Explain how this information helps illustrate the disparity between criminal offenders and victims.
5. Examine the key conclusions that can be drawn regarding the question of whether different racial and ethnic groups are overrepresented among criminal offenders.
6. Explain the racial and ethnic differences in offending.
7. Cite 2 references to support your findings.