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Study: Murders among black youths on the rise

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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Dec-29-08 07:14 PM
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Study: Murders among black youths on the rise
Source: AP

– 11 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of young black men and teenagers who either killed or were killed in shootings has risen at an alarming rate since 2000, a new study shows.

The study, to be released Monday by criminologists at Northeastern University in Boston, comes as FBI data is showing that murders have leveled off nationwide.

Not so for black teens, the youngest of whom saw dramatic increases in shooting deaths, the Northeastern report concluded.

Last year, for example, 426 black males between the ages of 14 and 17 were killed in gun crimes, the study shows. That marked a 40 percent increase from 2000.

Similarly, an estimated 964 in the same age group committed fatal shootings in 2007 — a 38 percent increase from seven years earlier. The number of offenders is estimated because not all crimes are reported, said Northeastern criminologist James Alan Fox, who co-authored the study.



Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hSQFv...



40 percent increase since Bush took office...Coincidence?

Too many cuts in programs for kids.
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   Economy goes down, crime goes up.  yardwork   Dec-29-08 07:23 PM   #1 
   Welcome back to the Reagan 80's  shadowknows69   Dec-29-08 07:28 PM   #2 
   heard that on npr tonight  Blue_Tires   Dec-29-08 07:42 PM   #3 
   And of course, this tragic increase is a just a further excuse for the right wing  nomorenomore08   Dec-29-08 07:43 PM   #4 
      Nothing really changes. I caught a talk about reconstruction last night  sfexpat2000   Dec-29-08 07:50 PM   #5 
 
yardwork (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Dec-29-08 07:23 PM
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1. Economy goes down, crime goes up.
Social support cut, people's lives destroyed.
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Dec-29-08 07:28 PM
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2. Welcome back to the Reagan 80'sUpdated at 12:01 PM
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Dec-29-08 07:42 PM
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3. heard that on npr tonight
tragic
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Dec-29-08 07:43 PM
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4. And of course, this tragic increase is a just a further excuse for the right wing
to demonize inner-city black people. Never mind that they helped bring about these increases in crime through their own failed policies.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Dec-29-08 07:50 PM
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5. Nothing really changes. I caught a talk about reconstruction last night
on BookTv, and the hype was exactly the same right after the civil war.
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