Review Table 10-1 on page 260 and Table 10-2 on page 261. Discuss your observations on crimes based on gender and crimes based on race. What patterns are apparent?

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Gender: males commit a larger percentage of crime when compared to women. There is more equality when looking at forgery and fraud and greater disparity when looking at violent offenses.
Race: more black defendants than white defendants are arrested for almost all offenses. There are more white offenders for forgery, driving related offenses, and other property offenses.

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