CRJ 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Sentenced, Halfway House
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Ethnic and racial composition of who is in: Students of color face harsher discipline and are more likely to be pushed out of school than whites. 70% of students involved in in-school arrests or referred to law enforcement are black and latino. 68% of all males in state and federal prison do not have a high school diploma. The united states has 4. 5% of the world"s population, but 25% of the world"s prisoner"s. There are currently 2. 3 million people officially incarcerated in the united states. This translates to roughly 1 adult in 110 being behind bars. Minority % of the prison population compared to minority % of the u. s. population . Whites - underrepresented - 70% of population and 35. 3% of prison population. Hispanics - overrepresented - 17% of population and 20. 7% of prison population. African americans - most overrepresented - 15% of population and 37. 5% In the last 10 years, the chance of incarceration .