Why we should stop using the term “Black-on-Black crime”: an analysis across disciplines

Altruistic concern: how racial ideologies explain racial differences in concerns for Black victims of crime and the police

“…So it is possible that some people may be expressing concern for Black American crime victims as part of a broader support for increased policing or as a criticism of Black Lives Matter's critical focus on the police. It may also be that acknowledging that Black people are the victims of crime reinforces a 'Black on Black' crime narrative (Jones-Brown et al, 2021;Wilson, 2005), a phenomenon in which crime stereotypes of Black men in particular can lead to victimblaming (Dukes & Gaither, 2017;Russell-Brown, 1998). In other words, it nominally acknowledges Black victimhood, but only when paired with Black criminality.…”