Relationship Between Race And Crime

In the news, especially in America, it’s clear that the discussion about race and crime is still going on. Many cases such as the deaths of black men Michael Brown in Ferguson and Sam DuBose in Cincinnati in the past few years have brought up some of the same questions being asked in The Condemnation of Blackness. A century after the censuses and original reports, social researchers and the rest of the world is wondering, what is the tie between race(specifically the black population) and crime? The way these cases and information were handled can provide help and affect, both positively and negatively, the way current day discussions happen and are put in the media.
Firstly, an understanding of the chain of events and thoughts that happened in the past can help social thinkers look ahead at the events currently going on pick at the similarities and stop the chain before the events can completely unfold. EXAMPLE To put it simply, as the old(and often disputed) adage, History repeats itself. Whether it 's true or not, it’s impossible to deny that there is some truth to it, patterns repeat and time makes little difference in human life. The movement of African American …show more content…
This information can be anything from basic data gathered poorly( by accident or on purpose) to the biased interpretation of this information. This means that while some of the history of this issue is important and useful, some of it may be incorrect, whether that be purposeful or not. The bias, though indicative and important in helping to understand the culture surrounding the issue in the past can negatively affect the way present day research and information gathering is done. Every discussion that takes place on race and criminality must be had with the aside that