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No Time For Crime: More Religious Communities Have Lower Rates Of Black, White and Latino Violence [View all]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-briggs/no-time-for-crime-study-f_b_4384046.html

David BriggsWriter, Association of Religion Data Archives

No Time For Crime: Study Finds More Religious Communities Have Lower Rates Of Black, White and Latino Violence
Posted: 12/04/2013 10:03 am

Can religion help reduce violent crime?

Some new research suggests the answer is yes, both by creating a moral climate that fosters respect among neighbors and by helping to form individual consciences of young adults.

Violent crime decreased as greater numbers of people were religiously active in a community, according to a study analyzing crime and religion data from 182 counties in three states.

The effect was particularly pronounced in black violence in disadvantaged communities that are most likely to have the highest number of victims.

"In the big picture, religious presence seems to matter to the amount of violence and crime in a community," says Jeffery Ulmer, a professor of sociology and crime, law and justice at Pennsylvania State University who led the county-level study. "It matters to blacks, whites and Latinos."

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No Time For Crime: More Religious Communities Have Lower Rates Of Black, White and Latino Violence [View all] cbayer Dec 2013 OP

Way to score one for your team, cbayer! trotsky Dec 2013 #1

A curious suggestion... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #2

Do they identity as religious once they are arrested and incarcerated or before that? cbayer Dec 2013 #4

So when compared with other countries that are similar in other major socioeconomic factors, trotsky Dec 2013 #7

It is extremely inconsistent Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #9

The United States is atypical okasha Dec 2013 #11

And I say again... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #13

Can you cite a study which shows okasha Dec 2013 #21

Certainly Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #22

You answered a question I didn't ask. okasha Dec 2013 #23

I believe what you're asking was never actually a claim made by the person you're replying to. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #24

O rly? Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #32

Okay. Another question. okasha Dec 2013 #34

What is the source for your claim that the 0.07% includes unaffiliated believers? Jim__ Dec 2013 #33

+1 okasha Dec 2013 #35

The inclusion of unaffiliated was my misunderstanding Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #36

"doubly dubious"... heh trotsky Dec 2013 #37

That is essentially what is being alleged... Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #40

First, you're trying to compare apples and oranges without full access to either. Jim__ Dec 2013 #38

No, I'm not Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #39

Yes, you are. Jim__ Dec 2013 #41

No, I'm not Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #42

Racial/ethnic criteria are the basis for the studies conclusion. Jim__ Dec 2013 #43

If you're going to continue stuffing words in my mouth, this is going to get rather pointless Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #44

Don't tell me I'm stuffing words in your mouth. Jim__ Dec 2013 #45

And we're done here Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #46

Louisiana has some of the highest rates of poverty and lowest scores in cbayer Dec 2013 #16

Interestingly, if you look at previous studies published by this David Briggs fellow... trotsky Dec 2013 #17

...his results are internally consistent, so he must be doctoring them? Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2013 #18

Whose results? Act_of_Reparation Dec 2013 #19

I think you need to think through your post a little more. n/t trotsky Dec 2013 #20

Then there is this…. safeinOhio Dec 2013 #3

It's really unclear what any of that means. cbayer Dec 2013 #5

Yep, unclear. safeinOhio Dec 2013 #6

Atheists tend to be more economically privileged. rug Dec 2013 #8

In other words, religion is not the deciding factor. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #25

My own words are fine. Especially compared to a mistatement. rug Dec 2013 #26

You call it a misstatement, then make a statement that says otherwise. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #27

That's because it is. I won't repeat myself. rug Dec 2013 #28

No need to repeat anyway, as the conversation is visible to all. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #29

Oh, I thought this was posted in invisible pixels. rug Dec 2013 #30

Lol, just for you, rug. nt eqfan592 Dec 2013 #31

I wonder if it's specific to religious communities or if strong community ties would suffice. Jim__ Dec 2013 #10

I agree that there are a lot of variables at play here. cbayer Dec 2013 #14

I can think of other ways the data is skewed intaglio Dec 2013 #12

As I said above, there are so many variables at play here. cbayer Dec 2013 #15