Comments on: Why are we #1 here? http://1000words.samblackman.org/2007/03/21/are-we-jailing-too-many-or-are-they-jailing-too-few/ Medicine and science, figuratively speaking. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:20:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: faithful reader http://1000words.samblackman.org/2007/03/21/are-we-jailing-too-many-or-are-they-jailing-too-few/#comment-4 faithful reader Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:13:28 +0000 http://1000words.samblackman.org/2007/03/21/are-we-jailing-too-many-or-are-they-jailing-too-few/#comment-4 The difference in the population's age also might skew the numbers here. The US has a much younger (and therefore, probably, much more troublemaking) population than "old Europe" and Russia, at least. I don't know whether the difference is enough to affect the crime rate noticeably. Maybe our police are more effective? One can always hope. By the way, this blog doesn't work with Google Reader like your other one does. Any way to fix that? The difference in the population’s age also might skew the numbers here. The US has a much younger (and therefore, probably, much more troublemaking) population than “old Europe” and Russia, at least. I don’t know whether the difference is enough to affect the crime rate noticeably.

Maybe our police are more effective? One can always hope.

By the way, this blog doesn’t work with Google Reader like your other one does. Any way to fix that?

]]> By: N=1 http://1000words.samblackman.org/2007/03/21/are-we-jailing-too-many-or-are-they-jailing-too-few/#comment-5 N=1 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:58:53 +0000 http://1000words.samblackman.org/2007/03/21/are-we-jailing-too-many-or-are-they-jailing-too-few/#comment-5 I like the concept, and the blog. The answer to this particular question is partially answered by the criminalization and incarceration of people with untreated and undertreated mental illness. Over 50% of all inpatient psych care is administered in prisons. I like the concept, and the blog.

The answer to this particular question is partially answered by the criminalization and incarceration of people with untreated and undertreated mental illness. Over 50% of all inpatient psych care is administered in prisons.

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