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From Scott Althaus -- "I’d like to invite you (and anyone else who
might be interested) to attend a presentation and discussion about
new research on the race and gender of crime suspects appearing in
newspaper
coverage about Champaign County."
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<div>This fall I have been teaching a Junior Honors Seminar for
the U of I’s Political Science department that provides a team
of undergraduate students with an immersion experience in
social science research. Our class project this semester has
been a systematic
analysis of the News Gazette’s coverage of crime that examines
the race and gender of suspects reported in the news over a
three-month period in 2015. <b>We compare the News Gazette’s
crime coverage to the race and gender of suspects recorded
in arrest data from
major law enforcement agencies in Champaign County and in
jail bookings data compiled by the Champaign County
Sheriff’s Department. Our study examines both the news
stories and the photographs that accompany them. </b></div>
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<div>We feel that this study could make a significant
contribution to local conversations about racial justice
issues in our community, and so I want to invite you (and
anyone else who might be interested) to attend a public
presentation by our research team
on <b>Monday, December 14, at 7:30pm in Room 223 of Gregory
Hall</b> on the University of Illinois campus (Gregory Hall
is located on the southwest corner of the Quad at 810 South
Wright Street, Urbana). We will be reviewing the main findings
of the study and
engaging in dialogue with those in attendance about what these
findings might mean for the Champaign-Urbana community.
Following the presentation, copies of the study report as well
as the data sets compiled for this research project will be
made available
for public distribution.</div>
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<div>If you come, please be aware that Gregory Hall will be used
for final exams on Monday night. Please try to walk through
the building quietly on your way to and from the room.</div>
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<div>I hope you will be able to join us this coming Monday
night. Please feel free to pass this invitation along to
anyone else who might be interested in attending.</div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
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<div>Scott Althaus</div>
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Scott L. Althaus <br>
<font color="#222222">Charles J. and Ethel S. Merriam
Professor of Political Science</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri" color="#222222"> <font
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Director, Cline Center for Democracy</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri"> <font face="Garamond">University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign <br>
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Cline Center for Democracy<br>
2001 South First Street, Suite 207<br>
Champaign, IL 61820-7461</font></font></div>
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