Stats show that the Death Penalty has declined in certain areas
- The annual number of death sentences has dropped dramatically from a total of 300 in 1998 to 125 in 2004.
- Today, 38 of the 50 states allow the death penalty
- According to the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, 1,045 individuals have been executed since 1976.
- The largest number in a single year was in 1999 with 98 executions.
- As of September, 41 individuals have been executed this year.
- Since the first recognized execution of a juvenile offender in 1642, the United States has executed at least 366 people for crimes committed as juveniles
- Since 1990, the US has executed more juvenile offenders than all other countries combined
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Date: 10/19/2006
Black children under age 18 are significantly less likely than other children to live with two married parents.
Since 1970, the percentage of children living in mother-only families has increased from 11 percent to 24 percent in 1997 and was at 23 percent in 2005. Between 1970 and 2005, the percentage of children living in father-only families increased from 1 percent to 5 percent. The percentage living without either parent (with other relatives or with non-relatives) rose slightly from 3 percent to 5 percent.
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In 2005, 6 percent of all children lived in the home of their grandparents. In more than half of these families, however, one or both parents were also present.
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In 2005, 35 percent of black children were living with two parents, compared with 84 percent of Asian children, 76 percent of non-Hispanic white children, and 65 percent of Hispanic children.
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Date: 10/18/2006
Survey shows that More College Students are Volunteering Now Than Ever in their Communities
- Using census data, the federal Corporation for National and Community Service has found that 3 in 10 college students, or 3.3 million, volunteered last year, mostly as mentors or tutors, and often with religious groups.
- The number of college students volunteering grew by 600,000 from 2.7 million in 2002 to 3.3 million in 2005.
- The growth rate of college student volunteers (approximately 20%) is more than double the growth rate of all adult volunteers (9%).
- In 2005, approximately 30.2 percent of college students volunteered, exceeding the volunteer rate for the general adult population of 28.8 percent.
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Date: 10/18/2006
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