This dataset provides information on the type of drug offenses categorized by race. It contains records that can be used to analyze racial patterns in drug-related offenses. The data is sourced from a comparative study of federal and state prison inmates.
Usage
data(Inmate_tbl_df)Format
A tibble with 28,047 observations and 2 variables:
- race
Race of the individual (factor with 3 levels).
- drug
Type of drug offense (factor with 4 levels).
Source
C. Wolf Harlow (1994), *Comparing Federal and State Prison Inmates*, NCJ-145864, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Details
The dataset name has been changed to 'Inmate_tbl_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the crimedatasets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'tbl_df' indicates that the dataset is stored as a tibble. The original content has not been modified in any way.
This dataset provides insights into racial disparities and trends in drug offenses.