Reasearch topic: Race, Ethnicity, and Crime

The paper required for this course will be a research proposal (8-10pages) on a topic of your choice that is related to issues surrounding race, crime and punishment.  The most important aspect of this paper is the definition of a problem- i.e., a question that is sociologically interesting and answerable.  The proposal should include a summary of the literature in the substantive area, a description of the data that would be required to answer the question, and the methods that would be employed to collect the data.