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Black Criminal Stereotypes and Racial Profiling
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The racial stereotyping of criminals has been an enduring and unfortunate feature of American culture. However, following the civil rights movement, the linkage between Blacks and crime was galvanized. The stereotyping of Blacks as criminals is so pervasive throughout society that “criminal predator” is used as a euphemism for “young Black male.” This common stereotype has erroneously served as a subtle rationale for the unofficial policy and practice of racial profiling by criminal justice practitioners. This article details the theoretical elements contributing to the development of Black criminal typification to understand how this has been used to justify racial profiling.
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- Authors
- Welch, K.
- Venue
- Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-08
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 276-288
- ISSN
- 1043-9862 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-5406
- OpenAlex
- W2156887679
- Cited by
- 476
- References
- 39
- FWCI
- 31.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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