Best predictor of arrest rates? The 'birth lottery of history'

(Harvard University) An unprecedented longitudinal study, published in the American Journal of Sociology, shows that when it comes to arrests it can come down to when someone comes of age rather than where or who they are, a theory the researchers refer to as the " birth lottery of history. "
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news