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Golden, K. M. (2012). The Racial and Ethnic Typification of Crime: Exploring the Potential Causes of Criminal Stereotypes. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-4869
The racial typification of crime refers to the extent to which crime is represented as a Black phenomenon. Additionally, the ethnic typification of crime, where crime is represented as a Latino phenomenon, has received recent attention. Research on these concepts has found them to be predictive of punitive attitudes toward criminals. However as fairly new concepts, research has yet to clearly identify the factors that may contribute to the formation of these stereotypes. Using a national sample, this paper evaluates whether three potential factors influence attitudes that express the racial/ethnic typification of crime: symbolic or modern racism, media exposure and consumption, and inter-group contact. The results reveal that group contact is the only consistent predictor of both the racial and ethnic typification of crime; group contact is positively associated with the racial and ethnic typification of crime. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
Crime, Group Contact, Media, Prejudice, Stereotypes
Date of Defense
March 28, 2012.
Submitted Note
A Dissertation submitted to the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Ted Chiricos, Professor Directing Dissertation; Marc Gertz, Committee Member; Gary Kleck, Committee Member; Patricia Warren, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-4869
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Golden, K. M. (2012). The Racial and Ethnic Typification of Crime: Exploring the Potential Causes of Criminal Stereotypes. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-4869
