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social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > prejudice and discrimination > crime and race
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crime and race  

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  • African Americans and Latinos are overrepresented in the U.S. criminal justice system. Although each group makes up about 13% of the U.S. population, African Americans account for about 40% of all state and federal prisoners, and Latinos, who can be of any race, make up about 20% of all state and federal prisoners. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Crime and Race]

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