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... percent of all people arrested for street crime in 1985 were less than 20 years of age , and almost 80 percent were male . The majority ( 51 per- cent ) of people arrested for violent offenses are white . Blacks , however , constitute 11 ...
... percent of all people arrested for street crime in 1985 were less than 20 years of age , and almost 80 percent were male . The majority ( 51 per- cent ) of people arrested for violent offenses are white . Blacks , however , constitute 11 ...
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... percentage of wealth controlled by the top 0.5 percent of families - 35 percent was higher in 1986 than at any previous time since the 1920s . In 1929 , the percentage had been almost as high as 32 percent , but it fell to 25 percent by ...
... percentage of wealth controlled by the top 0.5 percent of families - 35 percent was higher in 1986 than at any previous time since the 1920s . In 1929 , the percentage had been almost as high as 32 percent , but it fell to 25 percent by ...
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... percent in 1950 to 22.4 percent in 1987 , and it should exceed 30 percent by 2020 ( Crews and Cancellier , 1988 ) . By that time , it is projected that 14.3 percent of the U.S. population will be black , 11.1 percent Hispanic , and 5 ...
... percent in 1950 to 22.4 percent in 1987 , and it should exceed 30 percent by 2020 ( Crews and Cancellier , 1988 ) . By that time , it is projected that 14.3 percent of the U.S. population will be black , 11.1 percent Hispanic , and 5 ...
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The Discipline | 3 |
What Do They Tell Us? | 8 |
Complications in the Study of Human Behavior | 9 |
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