Most arrests are for offenses not committed by the arrestee. Overcharging, criminalization behaviors, etc. I have observed people being arrested for walking in certain neighborhoods, a la Trayvon Martin, just for being there where some police officer thinks they do not belong.
So 10:56, you think the percentages of youth arrested should be higher? Really?!
@ A Waco Friend, I'm not sure I'd go with "most," but certainly "many." I'd also add that many arrests are for victimless crimes such as drug possession, etc., while some crimes with victims, e.g., burglaries, are often barely investigated.
Some agencies loosely define "probable cause". Reasonableness is also questionable. I suspect that most arrests are made with no intention of ever obtaining a conviction. However, I have no direct statistics to support such a claim. Given the number of persons incarcerated in Texas, one can reasonably (using the same interpretation of reasonableness) conclude that arrests with no convictions are likely exponentially higher.
All hail the highest law enforcement office of the county. It would be interesting to see the average income level of the groups in this article. That probably has more to do with the outcomes than ethnicity.
Most crimes do not result in an arrest.
ReplyDeleteMost arrests are for offenses not committed by the arrestee. Overcharging, criminalization behaviors, etc. I have observed people being arrested for walking in certain neighborhoods, a la Trayvon Martin, just for being there where some police officer thinks they do not belong.
ReplyDeleteSo 10:56, you think the percentages of youth arrested should be higher? Really?!
ReplyDelete@ A Waco Friend, I'm not sure I'd go with "most," but certainly "many." I'd also add that many arrests are for victimless crimes such as drug possession, etc., while some crimes with victims, e.g., burglaries, are often barely investigated.
Ain't this War on (Some) Drugs just grand?
ReplyDeleteSome agencies loosely define "probable cause". Reasonableness is also questionable. I suspect that most arrests are made with no intention of ever obtaining a conviction. However, I have no direct statistics to support such a claim. Given the number of persons incarcerated in Texas, one can reasonably (using the same interpretation of reasonableness) conclude that arrests with no convictions are likely exponentially higher.
ReplyDeleteAll hail the highest law enforcement office of the county.
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to see the average income level of the groups in this article. That probably has more to do with the outcomes than ethnicity.
The criminalization of behavior has got to stop.
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