Discuss how race, ethnicity, and poverty are related to crime. Young black males are disproportionately represented among homicide

What will be an ideal response?


o offenders and victims.
Official crime data indicates a strong correlation between minority status and
o crime.

o Race is a controversial area in criminal justice.
Race may not be as strong a predictor of criminal behavior as neighborhood and
o family conditions.
o Income level is more important than race when it comes to crime trend.
o Lack of education also seems to correlate with criminal behavior.
o It is important to note however, that poverty does not cause crime.
Most crime research seems to focus on white or blacks and not ethnic or
o cultural background.
This will change in the future as the Hispanic population will account for one-
o third of the U.S. population by 2050.

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