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Based on research, which factors may best explain high incarceration rates for African Americans when considering what proportion of the general population is African Americans?

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The mass incarceration rates of African Americans even though they´re a minority in the country, might be a worldwide problem because research has shown that minority populations are more likely to be punished by dominant majority groups. However, the rates are much higher in the US.

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And the reasons found through research are several laws, policing issues and bias. There´re drug laws that explicitly target African Americans, as well as a rise in racial profiling by the police.

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