Using path analysis to explain racialized support for punitive delinquency policies

Objectives Recent evidence suggests that typifying violent juvenile delinquency as a Black phenomenon may increase support for punitive juvenile justice policies. However, the research to date has not yet explored various theoretical explanations for this relationship. In particular, theory suggests...

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Authors: Metcalfe, Christi (Author) ; Pickett, Justin T. (Author) ; Mancini, Christina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2015, Volume: 31, Issue: 4, Pages: 699-725
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Empathy
Crime attributions
Punishment
Racial stereotypes
Path Analysis
Path analysis