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Remember - being 50% of a prison population does not mean that they commit 50% of the crimes. They may do - they also may commit more or less. But all you can d
by ljf 8y ago
Remember - being 50% of a prison population does not mean that they commit 50% of the crimes. They may do - they also may commit more or less. But all you can deduce from the prison population, is the number of people tried and convicted.
- iguy 8y agoOf course, but it's a start. They aren't exactly running gulags. 10% committing 50% of crimes is a factor of 10 over-achievement, there's no reasonable argument that the odd wacko prosecutor tips the scales this much. Counting the victims is another crude proxy, the coroner really does see every murder victim. And IIRC this shows roughly the same disparities in major demographics, in most countries.
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