A key reason that criminal arrests involve the poor, undereducated, unemployed, and the working poor is that those groups are more likely to commit the crimes that cost society most.

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The overrepresentation of the poor, undereducated, unemployed, and working poor in criminal arrests is more complex and involves factors such as systemic bias, socioeconomic disparities, and differential law enforcement practices, rather than a higher propensity to commit the most costly crimes.

A Key Reason That Criminal Arrests Involve the Poor, Undereducated