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A better title would be: 26% of violent crime convicts accountable for 63% of violent crime convictions. In terms of the entire population, probably: * 96% ne
by beefman 9y ago
A better title would be: 26% of violent crime convicts accountable for 63% of violent crime convictions.
In terms of the entire population, probably:
* 96% never convicted
* 3% convicted once
* 1% convicted as many times as the justice system allows until well into middle age (average of five times)
An interesting question is: How many of the 3% are released and take up normal life, and how many are not convicted again because their first offense was severe enough to warrant a long sentence? Edit: Unfortunately, the paper can't answer this question.
- stordoff 9y agoThat was my thought on reading the headline - it's somewhat skewed because you'd expect a similarly small percentage of the population to be responsible for _all_ violent crime convictions (as most people aren't violent offenders; the study notes 3.9% had at least one violent conviction).
- dang 9y agoOk, let's try your title. I had to slightly compromise its grammar to fit the year in there too.