The crime rate vs. incarceration rate

1. The Rate of Incarcerated Adults By: LaShauna Marie Crayton Social Work 300-02 2009 Fall Semester Lab#4

2. Variables and Values

3. Hypothesis and Rationale Bivariate The higher the crime rates are in a country affects the incarceration rate. Therefore countries with high crime rate are likely in the top percent of the countries with high incarceration rate. High Incarceration Rate High Crime Rate

4. Hypothesis and Rationale Multivariate The higher the crime rates are in a country affects the incarceration rates. This includes both male and female.

5. Findings: Bivariate Table Nations Incarceration Rate by Crime Rate

6. Findings: Multivariate Table Incarceration Rate By Crime Rate By Sex Males Females

7. Bivariate Graph and Discussion The relationship between the nation’s incarceration rate. The higher the crime rate is the higher the incarceration rate increases in each country. The United States has the highest incarceration rate because of the crime rate in the country.

8. Multivariate Graph and Discussion The United States male and female has the highest incarceration rate throughout the world. In other words, their crime rate is also high. The higher the crime rate affects a country incarceration rate including both male and female