Economic Competition and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Sentencing: A Test of Economic Threat Perspective
Economic threat arguments within the broader racial/ethnic threat theory suggest that economic competition between minorities and Whites encourages the majority group to apply formal social controls on minorities to maintain their advantaged positions. Prior sentencing research has given limited att...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Social Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/6/206 |