RT Article
T1 ‘African gangs’ in Australia: Perceptions of race and crime in urban neighbourhoods
JF Journal of criminology
VO 54
IS 2
SP 220
OP 238
A1 Benier, Kathryn
A2 Wickes, Rebecca
A2 Moran, Claire
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/176035371X
AB In 2016, Melbourne experienced what was referred to in the media as the Moomba ‘riot’. This event led to a racialised political and media campaign regarding the problem of ‘African gangs’. Despite no evidence of actual gang activity, the backlash against black migrants in Melbourne was consequential with increases in reported racism and institutionalised forms of discrimination. In this study, we examine the neighbourhood context of exclusion against African Australians following the Moomba ‘riot’. Using census and crime data integrated with survey data from 2400 residents living in 150 urban neighbourhoods, we interrogate the relationship between sentiments (measured as anger) towards Africans and perceptions of neighbourhood crime and disorder. We further consider whether quality contact with Africans and neighbourhood cohesion mediates this relationship. We conclude with reflections on the significant and deleterious effects of the ‘black and criminal’ association on understandings of ‘Africanness’ in Australia.
K1 Rassismus
K1 Einwanderung
K1 Diskriminierung
K1 Aufstand
K1 Bande
K1 Racism
K1 Discrimination
K1 community problems
K1 African
DO 10.1177/0004865820965647