Race and/or ethnicity
Sentencing in the Federal Courts: Does Race Matter? The Transition to Sentencing Guidelines, 1986-90
Race
Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
A person who describes himself or herself as Mexican American, Chicano, Mexican, Mexicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, South American, or from some other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Ethnicity
Violent Victimization and Race, 1993-98
Violent Victimization and Race, 1993-98
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DIFFERENCES IN RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME EXPERIENCED BY WHITES AND BLACKS NARROW
American Indians Are The Most Victimized By Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Violent victimization of both blacks and whites has decreased significantly since 1993, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today in a report analyzing crime statistics from 1993-1998...