Race and Ethnicity Sociology Paper?

Question

I have a paper due this thursday! ahh. and i don't know what to write about. I was thinking about crime rates of minorities, but couldn't find enough info on it.

What are some other topics i could write about pertaining to race and ethnicity? ( it has to be kinda specific but not too broad. the paper has to be 7 to 10 pages double spaced.)

OR

what are some informative websites for minority crime rates, ratios of arrests vs convictions and sentencing differences?

Thanks!!

Answer 1

the census bureau has a lot of data

Answer 2

Wage gap.  It's huge.  (Between minority groups and whites.)

Answer 3

Depending on what your looking for, the second poster is write, government sources might be good for data. If your looking for a theme, the War on Drugs might be a good place to start (if your looking to write a paper critical of an aspect of society).

A good search (either academic or google - depending on your resources) would be something related to the the sentencing ratio between crack and cocaine. Theres a lot of discussion on it, and its a good place to narrow down what could be a broad topic - and your likely to get a wide difference in view points.