Public Ideology, Minority Threat, and Felony Collateral Sanctions

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 432-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya N. Whittle ◽  
Karen F. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Minority Threat ◽  
Collateral Sanctions

Exploring the Minority Threat Hypothesis for Juveniles in Criminal Court

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 418-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven N. Zane
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Pretrial Detention ◽  
Minority Threat ◽  
Criminal Justice Processing ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Different Populations

In the context of the criminal justice system, the minority threat hypothesis posits that a growing minority population will exacerbate racial and ethnic disparities as those in power seek to establish social control over the threatening population. Decades of research have produced mixed findings, possibly due to the varied approaches to testing this hypothesis as well as the different populations to whom it is applied. To fully explore the racial and ethnic threat hypotheses for an underexamined population—juveniles transferred to criminal court—and an underexamined outcome—pretrial detention—the present article employs a series of multilevel models to test several versions of the hypothesis. Specifically, the article distinguishes between two measures of minority threat—static and dynamic—and two types of threat effects—diffuse and targeted. Findings indicate limited support for the minority threat hypothesis in all forms. Several interpretations are offered, ranging from consideration of the need for more informed measures of threat to a possible need to modify or abandon the minority threat hypothesis in the context of juvenile and criminal justice processing.

scholarly journals The Impact of Characteristics of Immigrant Offenders on Attitudes Towards Immigrant Crime

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-71
Author(s):  
Mateja Vuk ◽  
Dalibor Doležal ◽  
Ena Jovanović
Keyword(s):  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Punitive Attitudes ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Minority Threat ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Threat Theory ◽  
Research Show

Minority threat theory and existing research show that public attitudes towards certain types of offenders (e.g. ethnic and racial minorities) are often more punitive. Research also reveals that a significant proportion of the public associates the increase of immigration with higher crime rates. Negative attitudes, as well as an overall anti-immigration sentiment, have been increasing internationally. Therefore, we hypothesise that the public will have more negative and punitive attitudes towards immigrant offenders than towards citizens. Using a sample of students from the University of Zagreb, this research tested the above-mentioned hypothesis and explored whether factors like immigration status, ethnic identity, type of offense, and the age of the hypothetical offender impact student attitude on immigrant crime. To test this proposition, we used online surveys with factorial vignettes. The results show that participants ask for harsher sentences for undocumented immigrants, but immigrant status and the national origin of the immigrant are not associated with the perception of recidivism, dangerousness, or criminal typicality of offender.

Police use of force: an examination of the minority threat perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weston J. Morrow ◽  
Emily R. Berthelot ◽  
Samuel G. Vickovic
Keyword(s):  
Use Of Force ◽  
Police Use Of Force ◽  
Minority Threat

Criminal Threat, Immigrant/Minority Threat, and Political Ideology: An Examination of Handgun Permits Across Texas Counties

2020 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 1442-1460
Author(s):  
S. E. Costanza ◽  
Ronald Helms ◽  
John C. Kilburn ◽  
David A. Bowers
Keyword(s):  
Political Ideology ◽  
Minority Threat

A Successive Threat Theory of Police Expenditures

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 1507-1532
Author(s):  
Jeffrey B. Snipes ◽  
Edward R. Maguire ◽  
Xia Wang
Keyword(s):  
Minority Groups ◽  
Conflict Theory ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Minority Threat ◽  
Ethnic Succession ◽  
Ethnic Migration ◽  
Primary Contribution ◽  
Threat Theory ◽  
Succession Theory

Ethnic succession theory is concerned with the process and consequences of racial and ethnic migration into and out of cities. Minority threat theory is a branch of conflict theory that is concerned with the extent to which racial and ethnic minorities are perceived as threatening to the powerful. In this article, we propose a blend of these theories called successive threat theory which posits that racial and ethnic groups are perceived as threatening when they first move into a city, but as they assimilate, the perceived threat dissipates. The primary contribution of this theory is the previously undeveloped and untested notion that different minority groups may serve as threats in different time periods. Using time series analysis of annual data on Chicago from 1893 to 1965, we find support for the theory.

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