Public Support for Punishment and Progressive Criminal Justice Policy Preferences: The Role of Symbolic Racism and Negative Racial Stereotype

Prior studies have found that symbolic racism and negative African-American stereotypes are linked to public preferences for punitive criminal justice policy. But prior studies have mostly focused attention on White respondents and have not adequately examined whether the effects of symbolic racism...

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Authors: Buckler, Kevin (Author) ; Wilson, Steve (Author) ; Salinas, Patti Ross (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2009
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2009, Volume: 34, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 238-252
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Keywords:
Crime Policy
Public Opinion
Internalized racism
Resource competition
Stereotypes
Symbolic racism