SVSU Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer’s textbook Race in America Question
Please respond to all parts (A, B, C and D the following prompt):
Analyze the 3 graphs below from Matthew Desmond and Mustafa Emirbayer’s textbook Race in America. Graph 1 shows the percentage of white and Black high school seniors reporting drug use over time. Graph 2 shows the number of white and Black young adults in thousands visiting emergency rooms for drug related reasons over time. Graph 3 shows Black and white drug arrest rates per 100,000 people over time. What conclusions can you draw from these graphs? A) Who is most likely to use drugs based on the information in the graphs? B) Who is most likely to be arrested? C) Are the people most likely to use drugs also the most likely to be arrested for drugs? D) Why or why not?
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