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Subcultures of violence and African American crime rates

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A re-examination of the relationship between socioeconomic adversities and crime, especially when focused on violent crime by African Americans over long time periods, suggests that the prevailing reliance on purely structural analysis is insufficient and that analysis relying in part on cultural factors will be advantageous in explaining elevated or relatively low violent crime rates of particular social groups.

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  • Latzer, Barry, 2018. "Subcultures of violence and African American crime rates," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 41-49.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:54:y:2018:i:c:p:41-49
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.12.006
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