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Police respond to calls, not to race. That isn't to say there are not prejudiced officers, only to say that those committing crimes are most likely to go to jail.

Among the best predictors of incarceration is family structure. In most measurable ways, those raised in single parent families are less likely to achieve good outcomes and more likely to suffer bad outcomes. There is a large disparity between the cultures in the US for single parent families.

In the US, we distinguish between jail and prison. Jail is generally shorter term; less than 1 year, and mostly serves to house people charged with misdemeanor crimes. Prison is usually for felony convictions and incarceration lasting over 1 year.

My parents got married before I was born and they stayed together. I still went to prison. However, in most other measurable ways I have achieved the good things predicted by parents that remain together.