The Miami Herald ombudsman had a thoughtful column on the relevance of someone’s immigration status in news coverage. He uses two stories about the suspect in the Chandra Levy murder case to illustrate. Is immigration status relevant? Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

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Richard Rosenfeld

Crime and Race
What do crime statistics say about race — and vice-versa? What can we conclude — or not — from the statistics about the race of crime victims and suspects? Ask questions in our live chat with Richard…

Don’t forget: Richard Rosenfeld, curators professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will lead a chat Tuesday about race, crime and punishment in the U.S. Submit your questions HERE:

Richard Rosenfeld

To help us better understand what statistics show us about crime and race, we’ve asked Richard Rosenfeld, curators professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, to start a discussion. He’s put a few thoughts…