EPISODE · Dec 9, 2021 · 23 MIN
The Birth Lottery of History with Robert Sampson
from Voir Dire: Conversations from the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management · host HKS Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management
People with similar demographics, individual characteristics, and family and economic backgrounds have substantially different chances of getting arrested depending on the years during which they were 17 to 23 years old. Professor Robert Sampson outlines a groundbreaking new study showing the way that historical context predicts arrest rates.
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People with similar demographics, individual characteristics, and family and economic backgrounds have substantially different chances of getting arrested depending on the years during which they were 17 to 23 years old. Professor Robert Sampson outlines a groundbreaking new study showing the way that historical context predicts arrest rates.
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