Does a Victim’s Race Influence Violent Crime Arrest? A Test of the Victim Devaluation Thesis

The victim devaluation thesis posits that crimes against minorities are less likely to be cleared than those against White victims. Tests of the victim devaluation thesis on violent crimes are inconclusive, and either focuses on homicides or non-lethal violent crimes. Using data from the National In...

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Main Author: Paintsil, Isaac K. O. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2024, Volume: 70, Issue: 12, Pages: 3277-3307
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