Table 1.19 gives data on population (in thousands) and expenditures on criminal justice activities (in millions) for the 50 states in the year 2015, as obtained from the Department of Justice...

Table 1.19 gives data on population (in thousands) and expenditures on criminal justice activities (in millions) for the 50 states in the year 2015, as obtained from the Department of Justice Statistics (www.bjs.gov).

(a) Describe the distribution of states’ criminal justice expenditures with whatever measures appear appropriate.

(b) Compute the per capita expenditures (EXPEND/POP) for these data. (What are the units?) Repeat part (a).

(c) Are any states unusual in their per capita expenditures? Justify your answer.