the Latino daily – Your Thursday moring brief

THURSDAY, March 31, 2016

Good morning Taquistas!

We’ve got some good news tucked inside bad news this morning. We’ll start there, uncomfortable as it may be in the morning. It has to do with homicide rates.

►Thursday’s numbers

5.8 – The decline in the U.S. Latino homicide rate, per 100,000, between 1990-2010.

47 – The percentage decrease in the U.S. Latino homicide rate between 1990-2010.

6.6 – The U.S. Latino homicide rate per 100,000 in 2010.

Source: Phys Org
►Something to think about regarding these numbers

Four paragraphs from the Phys Org article about the decline in homicide rates:

So why have the homicide victimization rates for whites, blacks, and Hispanics converged? A major factor contributing to these trends are decreases in structural disadvantage—which includes elements such as poverty and unemployment—and segregation.

“‘Prior research has linked structural disadvantage and segregation to changes in homicide victimization rates, and our study confirms that,’ Light said. ‘Going beyond previous research, we provide a novel investigation into the consequences of three of the most significant social trends over the past two decades or so—mass incarceration, rapid immigration, and growing wealth inequality.’

“In terms of incarceration, Light said he and Ulmer discovered that increasing racial/ethnic disparities in incarceration rates were associated with significant reductions in black-white and black-Hispanic homicide victimization rate gaps.

“However, we caution against drawing the conclusion that more imprisonment would produce more benefits because the findings need to be considered in the broader context of the effects of mass incarceration,” Light said. ‘Given the mounting evidence of the collateral consequences of the prison boom for exacerbating racial inequality in labor market participation, health, single parent families, childhood well-being, and other outcomes, it is highly unlikely the reductions in homicide victimization rates have outweighed the devastating impact of mass incarceration on minority communities . . .’”

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