The numerator is the number of incarcerated criminals -- which they don't know because they don't know the immigration status of every criminal they collect. The denominator is the number of illegal immigrants, which, again, no one knows.
So not even for the state of Texas. No one knows exactly what the illegal incarceration rate is, much less the crime rate. They also make a point of arguing that incarceration rates parallel crime rates, but again no one can know if that is true to the same degree for illegals as for other groups. In fact, blacks serve longer sentences when they are caught for crimes, supposedly because they're back, but no one can verify that it's not because they commit worse crimes or because they "don't do themselves any favors" in court. So blacks should have relatively more incarcerated per crime committed.
blacks serve more time on average, even for the same crime, because the most effective mechanism for crime reduction was figured out in the 90s... amplifiers like 3-strikes laws.
Right. Amplifiers are what I was thinking of. The "same crime" often covers a lot of ground, and that's why judges have discretion. Blacks are more violent, so they get longer sentences. They also suck at defending themselves in court. Lawyers know.
It seems like most crimes are down-charged. I see a lot of assault charges for what clearly was armed robbery and definitely involved some kind of battery. That's easier for the prosecutor to prove. But then when it comes to sentencing, the facts are the facts.
Fucking crime rate data.
The numerator is the number of incarcerated criminals -- which they don't know because they don't know the immigration status of every criminal they collect. The denominator is the number of illegal immigrants, which, again, no one knows.
So not even for the state of Texas. No one knows exactly what the illegal incarceration rate is, much less the crime rate. They also make a point of arguing that incarceration rates parallel crime rates, but again no one can know if that is true to the same degree for illegals as for other groups. In fact, blacks serve longer sentences when they are caught for crimes, supposedly because they're back, but no one can verify that it's not because they commit worse crimes or because they "don't do themselves any favors" in court. So blacks should have relatively more incarcerated per crime committed.
This all, of course, conveniently ignores that they're all criminals for entering the country illegally.
HOW DARE YOU
No criminal is illegal!
Right. Amplifiers are what I was thinking of. The "same crime" often covers a lot of ground, and that's why judges have discretion. Blacks are more violent, so they get longer sentences. They also suck at defending themselves in court. Lawyers know.
It seems like most crimes are down-charged. I see a lot of assault charges for what clearly was armed robbery and definitely involved some kind of battery. That's easier for the prosecutor to prove. But then when it comes to sentencing, the facts are the facts.