RT Article
T1 Understanding Black-White Differences in Support for the Racial Invariance Thesis: Lessons Learned From Philadelphia Area Residents
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 70
IS 2
SP 291
OP 312
A1 Cooper, Maisha N.
A2 Barnaby, Carlene
A2 Updegrove, Alexander H.
A2 Gabbidon, Shaun L. 1967-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1882524209
AB The racial invariance thesis contends causes of offending are similar across race/ethnicity. Black Criminology perceives some tension with this claim, suggesting instead that Black people share a unique worldview due to the racial oppression they face. This worldview may make Black people more receptive to criminological explanations identifying race-specific pathways to committing crime. In the post-Civil Rights era, many white people explain social phenomena like crime in colorblind ways. This study used a random sample of Philadelphia area residents to explore whether Black people were less likely than white people to support the racial invariance thesis. Logistic regression analyses revealed the odds of Black Philadelphians agreeing with the racial invariance thesis were 85% higher than the odds for white Philadelphians.
K1 Black Criminology
K1 Philadelphia
K1 colorblind
K1 Public Opinion
K1 racial invariance
DO 10.1177/00111287221090955