New York State defines major felonies, non-major felonies, or misdemeanors. According to the Historical Comfinal data sets, felonies and misdemeanors have been classified into three specific groups: “seven major felonies,” “non-seven major felonies,” and “misdemeanors,” each containing data from 2000-2011. The data sets convey a positive image to the public: crime rates have steadily decreased over time. Our study analyzes the pattern of crime rates over this period of time and the classifications for the data sets themselves compared to New York’s classification of felonies and misdemeanors. We also analyze the “danger” factor these data sets play upon which we suggest to indicate the possible risk factors the data tries to hide.
http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/seminar3posters/files/gravity_forms/1-f14ea90e75361cb91bd42582a860ee01/2014/12/Classifying-Crime-as-Felony-or-Misdemeanor-and-Its-Risk.pdf
Samantha Geib, Vincent Blandino
David Munns, Kevin Ambrose
John Jay College
crime, felony, misdemeanor. risk, classification
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