The Relationship Between Violent Crime And The Following Five Themes : Race, Religion, Gender, Income, And Immigration

Crime has always been a hot topic in sociology. There are many different reasons for people to commit criminal acts. There is no way to pinpoint the source of crime. I am going to show the relationship between race and crime. More specifically, I will be discussing the higher chances of minorities being involved in the criminal justice system than the majority population, discrimination, racial profiling and the environment criminals live in.

In this article, as the title suggests, it explains the use of social class differences to explain racial differences in crime. Among earlier arguments are the subculture of violence and subculture of poverty theories, which argue that African Americans tend to have pro-crime norms and values. The article's author, Robert D. Crutchfield, goes in depth with recent and more advanced theories to explain the link between poverty, crime, and race, while criticizing the subcultural theories. These new theories tell a different view from that of the subcultural theories with evidence showing that economic disadvantage and the way how society is structured accounts for the link between poverty, crime, and race. From these evidence, ethnographers conclude

The racial stereotyping of minority groups is a prevalent problem within the United State’s criminal justice system. It is a regrettable issue which permeates American society. The young Black male, in particular, is often portrayed as a criminal based on incorrect assumptions regarding who perpetrates crime. There are several components contributing to the criminal stigma of Blacks. The way crime is conveyed by American culture is possibly as important as how crime actually functions. The widespread belief that Black males commit the majority of crime skews the view society’s perception of Blacks. Typifications of Black males include a violent, threatening, thug-like character. The connection between race and crime is so deeply seeded in

Racial and ethnic discrimination leads to anger and frustration that in turn can promote criminal behavior (2). On average African Americans and Latinos are much poorer than

Lee, Matthew T. (2003). Crime on the Border: Immigration and Homicide in Urban Communities. New York: LFB Scholarly Publishing.

Walker, S., Spohn, C., Delone, Miriam. (2004). The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Crime in America (3rded.). Toronto, Ontario: Thomas Learning Inc.

Differential involvement among African-Americans for violent crimes accounted for over 40% of prison populations and 80% of the disproportionality between black and white incarceration rates (Bloom, 1982). Blumstein (1982) further identified that the exploitation of crime-type specific racial distributions at arrest and in prison indicates, that as the seriousness of the offense decreases, blacks are disproportionately represented in prison (p. 1280). Blumstein (1982) suggested that racial disproportionality alone does not suggest discrimination but rather the life conditions that contribute to the different involvement between the races in serious person crimes (Harris, et. al, 2009).

As a criminal justice major, there is one topic that people continuously dwell on. This topic is the connection between race and crime. Although this topic is not one I am fond of discussing, it has been one of the most important and controversial topics in criminal justice. I want to look through several sources and articles to find these connections. I am also interested in some information on the other side that try to disprove the connection between race and crime. Most people will just take what the media wants to feed them and never consider that they are not getting the full story. I want to research the statistics that show whether or not a specific race is connected to any amount of crimes or if the media tries to spin it that way.

"The Uniform Crime Report statistics state that blacks are more frequently arrested than whites. While this may mean that blacks actually commit more crime, what are some other factors that may be driving the statistics?"

Crime and Race: Is there a Connection As of lately when we hear of committed crimes in the media, race is the primary topic of discussion more than the actual crime committed. As evidenced by research, debate will be conducted on the incidence of criminal prosecution, conviction, prison sentences and time served among different ethnic groups to include African Americans, Hispanics and Non-Hispanic White males. Crime is prevalent among all minorities, however there are factors and variables that lead to the predisposition of being involved in crime, and serving time for those crimes committed. Among these minority groups are differences which can help identify what exactly influences each group’s actions.

According the to the authors, measuring the relationship between where people live and the fear of crime is one approach to specifying the race-specific crime threat hypothesis. Another method was to measure directly the extent to which people associate crime with blacks. People used to support their data were adults 18 years of age and older, 56.5 percent female 79.8 percent white, 11.4 percent black and 7.5 percent Hispanic. 44 percent of the sample had graduated from college. The median age was 46

The hypothesis for this research question would be “If a person is of color, and recognized as a minority, they are more likely to be arrested for violent crimes than a white person.” I expect that this hypothesis will be proven true because of the framing effects of the media, and the stereotypes that minorities face. It also seems like this is a plausible relationship, especially in the current climate. With protests about the police, the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, there has been racial tension throughout the United States. For example, an analysis by the American Civil Liberties Union indicated that “Minneapolis police officers made nearly 100,000 non-felony arrests between Jan. 1, 2012, and Sept. 30, 2014… African Americans and Native Americans were arrested at rates nearly nine times higher than the rate for whites.” It’s important to note that these are non-felony arrests in one city in the United States. So, it is reasonable to consider, due to the racial disparities, that actual felony arrests rates are even higher. In fact, “African Americans make up less than 19 percent of the city 's population, and Native Americans just 2 percent… The arrest numbers don 't include separate categories for Asians and Hispanics” (Williams, Brandt).

Good Job Ericas. Also in the article, the similarities between the Latino and African American groups are addressed. Therefore allowing individuals who are unaware of the importance of structural advantages and economic opportunities when it relates community violence. These characteristics are directly related to the delinquency of the youth in these communities. More research into racial composition and violence will reveal that race and ethnicity play a minimal role when compared to the environment, along with mental, social, economic disadvantages. Those factors translate into a group of people that begin to distrust the government entities established to protect and serve their communities, that they have seemed to purposely neglected.

The purpose of this paper is to first define intersectionality and how it is linked to issues such as class, race, gender and crime. Secondly, it will discuss why intersectionality is important to understand crime and justice. In order to understand the relationship between intersectionality and crime, a particular issue will be reviewed from the crime and delinquency issues of 2014. Out of the 52 articles, this paper will first look at the number of titles and abstracts that discuses race, class, gender or other social inequalities. Lastly, out of the 52 articles reviewed, five will be thoroughly examined and discussed that best address intersectionality and how these issues are link together.

This paper explores the relationship between low income and violent crime rate in Unite State over some period of time. This question is research is interested in how income inequality increases crime rate. Between 1975 to 2004 research shows that income earned by the top 5% of America families increased from 15.3% to 20.1%. Families that are at the bottom sees their earning dropped from 5.1% to 4.2%. Data used for this research is been collected from bureau of justice statistics (BJS) from national Crime and victimization survey (NCVS), which provide summary statistics based on a nationality representative sample for a wide range of crimes. Data is been collected from household that are below and above poverty level in the country and non-fall violent victimization, but