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Martin Gilens introduced the concept of “race coding” to describe the process by which white Americans’ views of minorities have become associated with “race neutral” public policy areas such as welfare and crime. Gilens’ research reveals the negative stereotype of blacks as ‘lazy’ is the strongest predictor of white opposition to welfare. Building on this body of literature, this paper explores the relationship between white Americans’ racial attitudes and support for public crime policy. In addition to the individual level relationship among race, crime and public policy, this paper examines the community context of public support for crime policy within a macro criminology framework. |
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| Abraham, Amanda. "Racial Attitudes and the Structural Determinants of White Americans’ Support for Crime Policy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22702_index.html> |
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| Abraham, A. J. , 2005-08-12 "Racial Attitudes and the Structural Determinants of White Americans’ Support for Crime Policy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p22702_index.html |
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Abstract: Martin Gilens introduced the concept of “race coding” to describe the process by which white Americans’ views of minorities have become associated with “race neutral” public policy areas such as welfare and crime. Gilens’ research reveals the negative stereotype of blacks as ‘lazy’ is the strongest predictor of white opposition to welfare. Building on this body of literature, this paper explores the relationship between white Americans’ racial attitudes and support for public crime policy. In addition to the individual level relationship among race, crime and public policy, this paper examines the community context of public support for crime policy within a macro criminology framework. |
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| 1 Racial Attitudes and the Structural Determinants of White Americans’ Support for Crime Policy Research conducted over the past three decades reveals racial attitudes play an important role in shaping public support for race-targeted policies such as affirmative action busing and open housing laws (Sears et al. 1997; Sears 1993). A small body of research also indicates racial attitudes may influence support for policy areas which do not explicitly target racial groups. Martin Gilens (1995 1996a 1996b 1998 1999) |
| Sociological Inquiry 66(3): 267-84. Taylor Marylee C. 1998. “How White Attitudes Vary with the Racial Composition of Local Population: Numbers Count.” American Sociological Review 63 (August): 512-535. Warr Mark. 1995. “Public Opinion on crime and punishment.” Public Opinion Quarterly 59(2): 296-310. Warr Mark and Christopher G. Ellison. 2000. “Rethinking Social Reactions to crime: Personal and altruistic fear in family households.” American Journal of Sociology 106(3): 551-578. Wilson James Q and George L. Kelling 1982. “Broken Windows.” Atlantic Monthly 249(3): |
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