According to a Chicago study, when violent crime was included as a factor, which ethnic group had the highest percentage of officer-involved shooting deaths in the five-year period studied?

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a. Correct. The data indicated that African Americans were shot and killed six times as often as whites relative to the total population, but the disparity disappeared when participation in violent crimes was a factor. Whites were shot and killed at a rate of 5.6 per 1,000 arrests for forcible felonies, compared with 4.5 African Americans shot and killed per 1,000 arrests for the same category of crime.
b. Incorrect. The data indicated that African Americans were shot and killed six times as often as whites relative to the total population, but the disparity disappeared when participation in violent crimes was a factor. Whites were shot and killed at a rate of 5.6 per 1,000 arrests for forcible felonies, compared with 4.5 African Americans shot and killed per 1,000 arrests for the same category of crime.
c. Incorrect. The data indicated that African Americans were shot and killed six times as often as whites relative to the total population, but the disparity disappeared when participation in violent crimes was a factor. Whites were shot and killed at a rate of 5.6 per 1,000 arrests for forcible felonies, compared with 4.5 African Americans shot and killed per 1,000 arrests for the same category of crime.
d. Incorrect. The data indicated that African Americans were shot and killed six times as often as whites relative to the total population, but the disparity disappeared when participation in violent crimes was a factor. Whites were shot and killed at a rate of 5.6 per 1,000 arrests for forcible felonies, compared with 4.5 African Americans shot and killed per 1,000 arrests for the same category of crime.

According to a Chicago Study, When Violent Crime Was Included