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Fair enough; homicides are indeed ~12% of the state prison population. I can't do it now, but I'm still very curious. There are dozens of other factors that cou
by Joof 10y ago
Fair enough; homicides are indeed ~12% of the state prison population. I can't do it now, but I'm still very curious. There are dozens of other factors that could go into it as well; if one race has a higher average sentencing time or serving time; that would bring up more questions.
- danielvf 10y agoYes, different sentencing would make an effect, though obviously you would need to control somehow for prior convictions and the probability of re-offending, which sounds difficult. You'd also need to compare inside a state, since states can have quite different sentencing laws. For example, in California the sexual assault of an unconscious person has either a one year or two year max sentence. Whereas in South Carolina it has ten year max sentence.