By age 23: US arrests: 49% black males; 44 hispanic & 38% white males

police_deesBy age 18, 30 percent of black males, 26 percent of Hispanic males and 22 percent of white males have been arrested.  By age 23, 49 percent of black males, 44 percent of Hispanic males and 38 percent of white males have been arrested.
The negative impacts can be great, he says. “States vary on the age that adolescents are considered adults in the eyes of the criminal law, some as young as age 16 and 17,” he says. “Criminal records that show up in searches can impede employment, reduce access to housing, thwart admission to and financing for higher education and affect civic and volunteer activities such as voting or adoption. They also can damage personal and family relationships.”  Read more..

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