How can a state with the nation's third-lowest crime rate have the eighth-highest proportion of its adults behind bars?Hmmm. Do you suppose that the high incarceration rate might have something with having the third-lowest crime rate? People that are sitting in prison tend not to commit many crimes while they are sitting in prison.
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Monday, December 23, 2013
Failure To See A Connection
The December 23, 2013 Lewiston (Idaho) Morning Tribune (subscription required) asks the question:
So is there any data showing a decline in the crime rate that corresponds to the increased prosecution and incarceration rate? That would be strong proof of a correlation.
ReplyDeleteWith any luck someone will write back asking that question.
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