1) 57% of prisoners will be rearrested within 1 year of release and the majority will be arrested again at some point in their lifetime. 2) 48% of poor people in the US are white. 3) China's population of 1.2 billion is about equal to the world's population just 150 years ago. 4) Around 60% of abusers were victims of domestic violence as children, so children who experience domestic violence usually do harm their own children. 5) Couples who live together before marriage do not have a lower divorce rate than those who don't. 6) The teenage birthrate and violent crime rate are at all-time lows, not

1. Common Sense ???

2. The majority of persons who spend time in
prison will be arrested again during their
lifetime.

3. True
57% will be rearrested within 1 year of their
release

4. The majority of poor people
are white.

5. True
48%

6. The population of China is about
equal to the population of the
world just 150 years ago.

7. True
1.2 Billion

8. Children who experience domestic violence
usually do not harm their own children.

9. False
app. 60% of those arrested for abuse were
victims as children

10. Couples who live together before getting
married have a lower divorce rate than those
who don’t.

11. False

12. The teenage birthrate is at an all-time high.

13. False
It is actually the lowest it has been in the last
4 decades

14. The violent crime rate is at an all-time high.

15. False
It is now the lowest it has been since records
were first kept in 1973

16. The leading cause of death for black males under
the age of 24 is homicide.

17. True

18. There are many people who receive welfare
checks most of their adult lives.

19. False
only those with a disability may receive welfare
longer than 5 years during their entire
lifetime

20. The majority of African American children are
born to unwed mothers.

21. True
70% are