10 of 10 men and 1 of 10 women would be 11 of 20 or 55% (assuming equal numbers of men and women). You could get 30% by assuming 5 of 10 men and 1 of 10 women. Also, the study uses 'arrested', not 'convicted.' I was arrested at about 21 for essentially being there when the police wanted to arrest someone. Having done nothing wrong, the charges were dropped. I bet my experience is not all that unusual. This statistic may show a change in police behavior more than a change in societal behavior.
***a third of Americans have been arrested for a crime***
Worth repeating. ARRESTED! not CONVICTED. And no description of what the offense may have been.
The OWSers numbers would have been huge - if the police had been allowed to perform their duty - for all public offenses of every degree.
Some of the ‘new’ laws are directed at normal, law abiding citizens of all ages (as one poster mentioned) i.e. politically correct infractions of recycling, speech, signs and trying to board a plane while white and senile.
Ah, yes, exactly what I meant—shouldn’t post before coffee. Thanks.
“This statistic may show a change in police behavior more than a change in societal behavior.”
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I would bet on it, back in the sixties you could get away with doing something, OBSERVED BY A POLICEMAN, that would land you in jail or possibly prison now.