The Verdict ... Higher poverty rates among various urban black communities might explain the difference in crime rates, although the evidence is mixed.
Crikey!, that's a lot of squirming for one sentence. Not sure it would be possible to mix evidence so much that it turns to the opposite of what it was. Poverty rates don't matter, relative poverty rates (gini coeficient) has some effect, but poor whites still commit less crime than rich blacks.
> **The Verdict**
> ...
> Higher poverty rates among various urban black communities might explain the difference in crime rates, although the evidence is mixed.
Crikey!, that's a lot of squirming for one sentence. Not sure it would be possible to mix evidence so much that it turns to the opposite of what it was. Poverty rates don't matter, relative poverty rates (gini coeficient) has some effect, but poor whites still commit less crime than rich blacks.
Well you can't expect them to admit that variations in the MAOA gene between different racial groups has a bigger effect on violent crime rates between different racial groups than poverty, can you?
Well you can't expect them to admit that variations in the MAOA gene between different racial groups has a bigger effect on violent crime rates between different racial groups than poverty, can you?
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