Contextualizing race: a conceptual and empirical study of fatal interactions with police across US counties

IF 1.3 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI:10.1080/15377938.2019.1692748

Ronald Helms, S. Costanza

引用次数: 8

Abstract

Abstract Recent high profile killings of citizens at the hands of law enforcement have drawn attention to questions about the determinants of these violent encounters. The literature is replete with studies focused on individual characteristics and situational exigencies. This paper takes a structural approach to assess alternative explanations. Results show that race, criminal violence, and general conditions of economic inequality are strong predictors of police killings of citizens across 3,081 US counties. The empirical findings from this research provide a broad foundation for conceptualizing a structural model of police lethal violence against citizens.

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Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

CiteScore

1.70

自引率

16.70%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice explores the prejudice that currently affects our judicial system, our courts, our prisons, and our neighborhoods all around the world. This unique multidisciplinary journal is the only publication that focuses exclusively on crime, criminal justice, and ethnicity/race. Here you"ll find insightful commentaries, position papers, and examinations of new and existing legislation by scholars and professionals committed to the study of ethnicity and criminal justice. In addition, the Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice presents the latest empirical findings, theoretical discussion, and research on social and criminal justice issues.