historical crime data analysis 5
Introduction:
For this assignment, you will use the data in Exhibit 2.5 of Chapter 2 in the Mismeasure of Crime text as a basis for your submission. Exhibit 2.5 provides you with the homicide rate data for a sample of large U.S. cities for the years 1880–1915. Choose any three cities represented to perform a comparative analysis of the historical data.
Instructions:
- Based on your reading of the Hernon and Schwartz article What Is a Problem Statement?, draft a narrowly focused problem statement that can be examined using appropriate criminal justice research methods for the data presented.
- Compare the 1880 and 1915 homicide rates in Exhibit 2.5 of Chapter 2 in your Mismeasure of Crime text to the most recent UCR homicide rates for the cities chosen. Retrieve the rates from the FBI’s UCR site.
- Analyze whether the current rates are higher or lower.
- Explain factors that might account for the differences.
Special Instructions:
Create a 2 page essay in APA format according to the instructions above. Use 3 scholarly sources; whereas, 1 will be provided for you. Utilize in-text citations.
Source give to you: Mosher, Clayton, Miethe, D., T., Hart, C., T. The Mismeasure of Crime.
FBI’s UCR Site: https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s