Black children detained by police are 15% more likely to be “criminalised”, that is charged and put into the criminal justice system, than white children detained for similar types of offenses, a study has found.
“criminalised” means charged with the crime they are caught committing. That makes sense. We usually let kids off with a warning if they are not repeat offenders, ie. typical White kids getting into trouble. Black kids are much more likely to be regular criminals stealing everything they can, but charging them is unfashionable lately.
> Black children detained by police are 15% more likely to be “criminalised”, that is charged and put into the criminal justice system, than white children detained for similar types of offenses, a study has found.
“criminalised” means charged with the crime they are caught committing. That makes sense. We usually let kids off with a warning if they are not repeat offenders, ie. typical White kids getting into trouble. Black kids are much more likely to be regular criminals stealing everything they can, but charging them is unfashionable lately.
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