Arrests: Arrests for Marijuana Possession

Description Usage Format Source Examples

Description

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.

Usage

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Format

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

released

Whether or not the arrestee was released with a summons; a factor with levels: No; Yes.

colour

The arrestee's race; a factor with levels: Black; White.

year

1997 through 2002; a numeric vector.

age

in years; a numeric vector.

sex

a factor with levels: Female; Male.

employed

a factor with levels: No; Yes.

citizen

a factor with levels: No; Yes.

checks

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

Source

Personal communication from Michael Friendly, York University.

Examples

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Example output

 released     colour          year           age            sex      
 No : 892   Black:1288   Min.   :1997   Min.   :12.00   Female: 443  
 Yes:4334   White:3938   1st Qu.:1998   1st Qu.:18.00   Male  :4783  
                         Median :2000   Median :21.00                
                         Mean   :2000   Mean   :23.85                
                         3rd Qu.:2001   3rd Qu.:27.00                
                         Max.   :2002   Max.   :66.00                
 employed   citizen        checks     
 No :1115   No : 771   Min.   :0.000  
 Yes:4111   Yes:4455   1st Qu.:0.000  
                       Median :1.000  
                       Mean   :1.636  
                       3rd Qu.:3.000  
                       Max.   :6.000  

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