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The decline in incarceration rates was most striking for black women, dropping 30.7 percent over the ten-year period. In 2000, black women were imprisoned at six times the rate of white women; by 2009, they were 2.8 times more likely to be in prison. For black men, the rate of imprisonment decreased by 9.8 percent; in 2000 they were incarcerated at 7.7 times the rate of white men, a rate that fell to 6.4 times that of white men by 2009.
Maybe because Black people as a group are following in the footsteps of us "Irish"? I say that because we filled up the jails back in the day. Tho many of us died for various reasons, the rest of us got the message and cut down the drinking, fighting, messing around and so on.
The Black WOMEN thing don't surprise me tho: it seems more and more of the ladies are stepping up and taking care of business. They had a huge role model for over 20 years: Oprah.
Something else: less Black kids are being born these days and the moms are doing a better job of raising them IMHO.
This is interesting, but the reality is that crime and victimization rates for black Americans have been dropping for many years, so it follows that incarceration rates should decline as well.
I think you would need more numbers than the NYT piece supplies in order to draw even a speculative conclusion. It sounds like it might just be that the crack craze peaked & started to wind down as the meth & opioid crazes were getting worse.
Maybe because Black people as a group are following in the footsteps of us "Irish"? I say that because we filled up the jails back in the day. Tho many of us died for various reasons, the rest of us got the message and cut down the drinking, fighting, messing around and so on.
The Black WOMEN thing don't surprise me tho: it seems more and more of the ladies are stepping up and taking care of business. They had a huge role model for over 20 years: Oprah.
Something else: less Black kids are being born these days and the moms are doing a better job of raising them IMHO.
Mostly women leading the charge, it will really get better when more black me step up educationally as we'll. or women sorts step down on what they desire.
Both would help, having a mother and father would really help the kids.
There are some ongoing studies regarding crime, minorities and getting lead out of the environment.
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