Black criminal stereotypes and racial profiling

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 276-288

  Welch, Kelly ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black typification of crime; Crime; Race; Racial profiling; Racial stereotype

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548042821     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986207306870     Document Type: Article

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