The Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology 2014
DOI: 10.1002/9781118517390.wbetc013
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Race, Ethnicity, and Crime

Abstract: Considerations of race and ethnicity are among the oldest etiological domains for criminological theory. As a systematic proposition, early scholars began by attempting to physically describe criminals. Over time, this approach grew beyond the confines of criminology and into economic, cultural, and political dimensions as well. More modern analyses of race and ethnicity as an aspect of criminal behavior have tended to focus on environmental and social correlates of crime rather than mere physiognomy.

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“…As previously mentioned, ethnoracial disproportion in prisons is theorized to emerge from several intersecting factors, many of which involve some form of social or economic exclusion that is conceivably reinforced by reliance on incarceration (Sampson and Lauritsen 1997). Given that theories of innate group criminality are refuted (Pate 2014), the extent of demographic disproportion in a country’s prisons may thus be seen as a bellwether of inclusiveness within its polity. Thus, it is surprising to see that countries that rate higher on national indices associated with social inclusivity and openness of government have more disproportionate prison populations.…”
Section: Socioeconomic and Criminal Justice Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As previously mentioned, ethnoracial disproportion in prisons is theorized to emerge from several intersecting factors, many of which involve some form of social or economic exclusion that is conceivably reinforced by reliance on incarceration (Sampson and Lauritsen 1997). Given that theories of innate group criminality are refuted (Pate 2014), the extent of demographic disproportion in a country’s prisons may thus be seen as a bellwether of inclusiveness within its polity. Thus, it is surprising to see that countries that rate higher on national indices associated with social inclusivity and openness of government have more disproportionate prison populations.…”
Section: Socioeconomic and Criminal Justice Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 99%