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
Arrests
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.