This dataset contains information on rearrests of juvenile felons based on the type of court in which they were tried. The data originates from a sample of juveniles convicted of felony in Florida in 1987, with matched pairs formed using criteria such as age and the number of previous offenses. The dataset provides counts of rearrests for juveniles, categorized by adult and juvenile courts. This data is useful for analyzing rearrest rates and judicial outcomes for juveniles convicted of felonies.
Usage
data(rearrests_table)Format
A table with 2 rows and 2 columns:
- Adult court
Number of rearrests (numeric) and no rearrests (numeric) in adult court.
- Juvenile court
Number of rearrests (numeric) and no rearrests (numeric) in juvenile court.
Details
The dataset name has been changed to 'rearrests_table' 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 'table' indicates that the dataset is a contingency table in R, representing the counts of rearrests by court type. The original content has not been modified in any way.