Odds that someone caught shoplifting is a teenager: 50 percent.
U.S. shoplifters steal an estimated $2 billion worth of merchandise every year.
Justice Department prediction: one in 20 babies born today will serve time in prison.
According to criminal law, only three people are necessary for a disturbance to be called a riot.
A 15-year-old was charged with armed robbery after pointing his pet boa constrictor at a man and ordering him to hand over all his cash.
