Race, Xenophobia, and Punitiveness Among the American Public

We outline four connections between xenophobia and punitiveness toward criminals in a national sample of Americans. First, among self-identified whites xenophobia is more predictive of punitiveness than specific forms of racial animus. Second, xenophobia and punitiveness are strongly connected among...

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Main Authors: Baker, Joseph O., Canarte, David, Day, Edward
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2018
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5384
https://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2018.1479202