For example, I was reading a New York Times article about rape prosecutions, and it said
>For cases that are not dropped, conviction rates for sexual assault cases are typically much lower than for other violent crimes: 44 percent in Manhattan in 2019, compared with 79 percent for first-degree murder.
How exactly does someone get statistics like that? So for crime X, I want to know how many reports of crime X are made to police, how many of those reports lead to arrest, how many arrests lead to indictments, how many indictments lead to trials, how many of those trials are judge vs. bench, and the results for those trials.
Is it information that people (like journalists, lawyers, advocates, etc.) have to ask for from the state? Is there a database that breaks down the stats for various criminal charges, in a certain county/state?
Working on my bench trial protocol for my first few batches. I'm finding a lot of conflicting and confusing advice regarding fining agents but I think I've settled on a protocol for Bentonite and wanted some input. Here's what I've got:
| Target dose (g/gal) | g/100ml of test sample | ml of 5% w/v solution to add to sample |
|---|---|---|
| Control | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | .013g | .026 |
| 1 | .026 | .052 |
| 2 | .052 | 1.04 |
| 4 | .104 | 2.08 |
I am 90% confident my math is right. 100ml = ~.0265gallons which is how I got my conversion. Desired g/100ml then divided by 0.05 to calculate volume of 5% w/v (g/ml) solution to add. This is going to be trialed with 100ml samples of a few 1 gallon batches that are just about done with secondary fermentation. Then after a week I'll rack and counter-fine with Sparkalloid, before moving to bulk aging. An identical 1 gallon carboy from the same batch is being left untreated, I'll be purchasing a filter in December and using that instead to compare results.
