POLICE STATE: Half of Black Males Arrested By Age 23 - AND 40% of White Males

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By age 18, the study found that 30 precent of black males, 26 percent of Hispanic males and 22 percent of white males have already been arrested. By 23, the number doubles almost 20 percent for every race.

Press Release - Peggy Binette - U of South Carolina
Nearly half of black males and almost 40 percent of white males in the U.S. are arrested by age 23, which can hurt their ability to find work, go to school and participate fully in their communities.

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A new study released Monday (Jan. 6) in the journal Crime & Delinquency provides the first contemporary findings on how the risk of arrest varies across race and gender, says Robert Brame, a criminology professor at the University of South Carolina and lead author of the study.

The study is an analysis of national survey data from 1997 to 2008 of teenagers and young adults, ages 18, and their arrest histories, which run the gamut from truancy and underage drinking to more serious and violent offenses. The study excludes arrests for minor traffic violations.

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