Arrests               package:effects               R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Data on police treatment of individuals arrested in Toronto for
     simple possession of small quantities of marijuana. The data are
     part of a larger data set featured in a series of articles in the
     Toronto Star newspaper.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     Arrests

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A data frame with 5226 observations on the following 8 variables.

     _r_e_l_e_a_s_e_d Whether or not the arrestee was released with a summons; 
          a factor with levels: 'No'; 'Yes'. 

     _c_o_l_o_u_r The arrestee's race; a factor with levels: 'Black'; 
          'White'. 

     _y_e_a_r 1997 through 2002; a numeric vector.

     _a_g_e in years; a numeric vector.

     _s_e_x a factor with levels: 'Female'; 'Male'. 

     _e_m_p_l_o_y_e_d a factor with levels: 'No'; 'Yes'. 

     _c_i_t_i_z_e_n a factor with levels: 'No'; 'Yes'. 

     _c_h_e_c_k_s Number of police data bases (of previous arrests, previous
          convictions, parole status, etc. - 6 in all) on which the
          arrestee's name appeared; a numeric vector

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     Personal communication from Michael Friendly, York University.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

       summary(Arrests)

