Datasets for Statistical Analysis

Strip searched, but no charges laid

Keywords:

police; charges;

Categories:

social;
generalized linear models

Description:

The data give the number of people strip-searched, and the numbers of those people released with no charges laid.

There are four variables, on 12 observations.

Variables:

District	The town or district
Gender	The gender: M means male and F means female
Searched	The number of people strip-searched
NotCharged	The number of people not charged after being strip-searched

Data Quality:

There are no missing values.

Source:

Kearney, Simon (1999). Strip-searching under fire. Sunday Mail, Newspaper article, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Spetember 12, page 3

Notes:

The data were collected in response to pressure about the number of people being strip-searched, but subsequently released. The article states (parentheses added): Of 17, 671 people strip-searched in the 13-month period (April 1998 to May 1999) statewide, 5837 were not charged. At some stations, up to 95% were released.

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