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African-America men are incarcerated at a much higher rate than white men. Does that mean black men are more likely than white men to commit crimes? The answer
by sidlls 10y ago
African-America men are incarcerated at a much higher rate than white men. Does that mean black men are more likely than white men to commit crimes?
The answer is no, because there are confounding issues I left out. This should sound familiar, you just did it yourself.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoYes, they probably do. Crime victimization surveys (e.g. the NCVS) strongly suggest that blacks do, in fact, commit a lot more violent crimes than other groups. Here's a great blog post that reviews the academic literature: http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/25/race-and-justice-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/11/25/race-and-justice-much-m... Since you seem to believe there is some confounding factor that causes the census to incorrectly count the number of poor people who work, feel free to expand on it.