Possible Relationship between Crime, Race and SES Name Class Date Professor Possible Relationship between Crime, Race and SES When people from one race are stereotyped as criminals the end result will be that this race will begin to commit more crimes in society. Racial stereotypes can lead to greater crimes from the race especially when the rest of society expects them to commit crime. This can be seen in racial profiling practices by police when African Americans are stopped more by police than other races. In America the disparities in the arrests of African Americans and whites is great. Even though African Americans only make up around 15% of the population they make up almost 40% of the entire prison population. The graph shows that in American society African Americans commit more crimes than White Americans. The problem with the graph is it gives a false impression about the amount of crime actually committed by African Americans versus White Americans. The graphics shows African Americas are responsible for the largest amount of crime creating a link to crime and race. When graphics like this graphic are published it can give a false impression of crime by African Americans leading to the belief that white American commits fewer crimes. This is not the case. In fact African Americans are profiled by police causing to higher contact with police. If white Americans were stopped at the same rates as the African American then there would be a much higher rate of White Americans being arrested. According to the graph African Americans would be responsible for the largest amount of crime which is very misleading. White Americans make up the largest percentage of people in the United States and are responsible for committing two thirds of all the crimes committed in the country (USDOJ, 2012). Secondly the graph only displays street crimes which completely eliminate the white collar crimes that are prevalently committed by the White Americans. When stereotypes exist in society it can result in once race being treated unfairly by the police. Racial profiling has become such an extreme problem in society that many police stations across the nation are taking active steps to stop the behavior. Police have a duty to target people engaging in behavior that is criminal not being stopped because their skin happens to be black. When graphics such as this one are published it makes it harder for the public to change this perception. This type of statistical analysis promote racial profiling while ignoring the role white people play in committing crime. References US Department of Justice. (2012). U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012. Crime in the United States, Arrests Bulletin. .

1. Possible Relationship between Crime, Race and SES
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Class
Date
Professor
Possible Relationship between Crime, Race and SES
When people from one race are stereotyped as criminals the end
result will be that this race will begin to commit more crimes in
society. Racial stereotypes can lead to greater crimes from the
race especially when the rest of society expects them to commit
crime. This can be seen in racial profiling practices by police
when African Americans are stopped more by police than other
races. In America the disparities in the arrests of African
Americans and whites is great. Even though African Americans

2. only make up around 15% of the population they make up
almost 40% of the entire prison population.
The graph shows that in American society African Americans
commit more crimes than White Americans. The problem with
the graph is it gives a false impression about the amount of
crime actually committed by African Americans versus White
Americans. The graphics shows African Americas are
responsible for the largest amount of crime creating a link to
crime and race. When graphics like this graphic are published it
can give a false impression of crime by African Americans
leading to the belief that white American commits fewer crimes.
This is not the case.
In fact African Americans are profiled by police causing to
higher contact with police. If white Americans were stopped at
the same rates as the African American then there would be a
much higher rate of White Americans being arrested. According
to the graph African Americans would be responsible for the
largest amount of crime which is very misleading. White
Americans make up the largest percentage of people in the
United States and are responsible for committing two thirds of
all the crimes committed in the country (USDOJ, 2012).
Secondly the graph only displays street crimes which
completely eliminate the white collar crimes that are
prevalently committed by the White Americans.
When stereotypes exist in society it can result in once race
being treated unfairly by the police. Racial profiling has
become such an extreme problem in society that many police
stations across the nation are taking active steps to stop the
behavior. Police have a duty to target people engaging in
behavior that is criminal not being stopped because their skin
happens to be black. When graphics such as this one are
published it makes it harder for the public to change this
perception. This type of statistical analysis promote racial
profiling while ignoring the role white people play in
committing crime.

3. References
US Department of Justice. (2012). U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States:
2012. Crime in the United States, Arrests Bulletin.