Data Analysis Report

Preview the Week 3 Summative Assessment: Community Policing Presentation and select the gender, racial, or ethnic group that you will focus on for the assessment. Do the following to research your selected gender, racial, or ethnic group’s representation in the criminal justice system: Access the Detailed Data Tool from The Sentencing Project and examine the demographic and population data for the selected racial, ethnic, or gender group in the populations imprisoned in your state. Interpret the data that you find and identify potential disparities. Access the United States Census Bureau to compare data for imprisoned populations with the general population. Research at least 2 scholarly sources about issues in policing the selected gender, racial, or ethnic group. Create a visual aid (graph, chart, table, or infographic) using tools in Microsoft® Word or PowerPoint® that shows your state’s prison population data for your selected gender, racial, or ethnic group. Ensure that your visual aid demonstrates any disparities you see in the data for your selected group in comparison to the general population in your state or to the majority group or other groups in the prison population. Write a 175- to 350-word analysis in which you do the following: Summarize your interpretation of the data, including any disparities you see for your selected gender, racial, or ethnic group. Identify a strategy for carrying out community policing duties in a way that reduces disparity in the treatment of individuals from the group that you selected. Identify a method that community police can use to improve accuracy in the ways that demographic data is reported for crime victims and offenders. Cite sources according to APA guidelines. Submit your visual aid, analysis of the data, and citations for your assignment.