An Explicit Estimation of the Prevalence of Commitment to a Training School, to Age 18, by Race and by Sex
按种族与性别估计截至18岁被送入少年教养学校的比例
Estimates of the race and sex specific prevalence to age 18 of commitment to a training school are derived. The obtained relative prevalence rates are found to be similar to another set for a different criterion, a different time, and a different, smaller jurisdiction. It is concluded that differences in relative rates of three to one make it impossible to interpret differences in absolute rates without taking into account the racial composition of the population. This…