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American Indian children were 1.5 times more likely to be arrested and Black children were 2.4 times more likely to be arrested than white children

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U.S. Department of Justice, Of ce of Justice Programs. 2020. “OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book,” Demographic Characteristics of Juvenile Arrests, 2019. https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/qa05104.asp?qaDate=2019; U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. 2020. “OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book,” Juvenile Arrest Rates by Offense and Race, 2019 (Rates per 100,000 in Age Group). https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/ucr.asp?table_in=2&selYrs=2019&rdoGroups=2&rdoData=r.

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