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> [Murder conviction is proportionately much higher in Black people]

What happens when you control for income?

In Europe, race appears to play a major role in criminality, unless you take wealth into account. Models controlling for social factors don't reveal any significant race effect.

Poverty is the real culprit. I wouldn't be surprised if this transfered to the US.



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