Out-Group Animus and Punitiveness in Latin America

The social threat perspective anticipates that members of racial/ethnic out-groups might be perceived as socially, politically, or economically threatening; criminally inclined; and in need of social control via the criminal justice system. In light of this framework, the current study examines the...

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Autor principal: Lehmann, Peter S. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Chouhy, Cecilia ; Gertz, Marc ; Singer, Alexa J. ; Stevens, Jessica N.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
En: Crime & delinquency
Año: 2020, Volumen: 66, Número: 8, Páginas: 1161-1189
Acceso en línea: Presumably Free Access
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Palabras clave:
Punitive attitudes
Social threat
Public opinion
Comparative criminology
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Sumario:The social threat perspective anticipates that members of racial/ethnic out-groups might be perceived as socially, politically, or economically threatening; criminally inclined; and in need of social control via the criminal justice system. In light of this framework, the current study examines the influence of out-group animus on punitive sentiments in the rarely explored context of Latin America. Data from the 2012 AmericasBarometer survey collected in nine countries (N = 15,145) are analyzed, and the findings indicate that animus against foreigners, Blacks, and the Indigenous is positively associated with support for punitive measures. These results lend support for the social threat perspective and provide further evidence that this relationship might be a cultural universal in societies characterized by racial/ethnic conflict.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128719839354