RT Article
T1 Examining differences in bias homicide across victim groups
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 64
IS 3
SP 316
OP 341
A1 Gruenewald, Jeff
A1 Kayla, Allison
A2 Kayla, Allison
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1578072093
AB Little is known about how situations of bias homicide might vary dependent upon who is targeted. Drawing from doing difference theory, we comparatively examine several event-level variables for bias homicide involving three different target groups. Data on bias homicide occurring in the United States come from the U.S. Extremist Crime Database (ECDB). Our findings reveal significant differences across bias victim groups, specifically regarding weapon use, location of incidents, victim–offender relationships, and victim and offender demographics. The results of this study have important implications for the theoretical and methodological advancement of empirical research on bias crime and for law enforcement responsible for identifying and investigating bias crimes.
K1 Homicide
K1 Minorities
K1 Hate crime
K1 Bias crime
K1 Doing difference
DO 10.1177/0011128717715735