African-Americans and serial homicide
African-Americans are usually over-represented among offenders arrested in “normal” homicide cases, making up a considerably larger proportion than would be expected from the Black presence in the population at large. Among serial murderers, however, African-Americans are much less in evidence—perha...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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1993
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American journal of criminal justice
Jahr: 1993, Band: 17, Heft: 2, Seiten: 47-60 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | African-Americans are usually over-represented among offenders arrested in “normal” homicide cases, making up a considerably larger proportion than would be expected from the Black presence in the population at large. Among serial murderers, however, African-Americans are much less in evidence—perhaps one-fifth or less of known American serial killers are Black. It may be that African-Americans are in fact less involved in serial murder activity than are Anglo Whites or Hispanics; but it must also be asked whether this is simply an impression gained from the ways in which serial murder activity is identified and investigated. For a number of reasons, law enforcement agencies might be less likely to seek or find evidence of serial murder activity where the victims are Black. As homicide is primarily an intra-racial crime, this would then mean that Black serial killers would be far more likely to escape detection. |
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| ISSN: | 1936-1351 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF02885953 |
