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Juveniles Lead Adults In Declining Rate Of Drug Crime, Jeffrey A. Butts Mar 2017

Juveniles Lead Adults In Declining Rate Of Drug Crime, Jeffrey A. Butts

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According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics, juvenile drug arrest rates fell more drastically and quickly than drug arrests involving adults. This databit examined the trajectory for drug-related arrests between 1980 to 2015 and compared the peaks and declines in youth versus adults.