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Self-Help and Black Firearm Crime.
- Source :
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Crime & Delinquency . Jan2023, Vol. 69 Issue 1, p178-207. 30p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Self-help theory posits that a negative perception of police engenders firearm violence rather than simply amplifying individuals' ownership of firearms for self-defense. A racially diverse police force may help decrease firearm use among Black citizens because marginalized groups in society often view a governmental institution as legitimate and impartial when the racial composition of the institution mirrors the population it represents. Analyses using multilevel data show that as the racial diversity of a city's police department increases, Black criminal offenders are much less likely to use a firearm in an aggravated assault and in a violent crime. These findings buttress the claim that the institutional legitimacy of a police agency can be enhanced by descriptive racial representation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00111287
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Crime & Delinquency
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160375503
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211022627