African American Conspiracy Theories and the Social Construction of Crime
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2274458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theodore Sasson (Institute of Criminology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 265-285 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1995.tb00417.x |
| OpenAlex | W2077860366 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article examines conspiracy theories about crime, drugs, and violence expressed by African American residents of Boston, Massachusetts. The theories attribute crime and violence to the clandestine actions of powerful whites. The data upon which the article is based were gathered in a series of peer group discussions among participants in neighborhood crime watch groups. The article describes the prevalence of the conspiracy theories in the sample of peer group discussions. It also advances arguments to explain why the theories persist and why they tend to be expressed in vague and multiple forms
Criminology · Sociology · Violent crime · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Social Media and Politics
Constructing the New Political Criminology
The Paradox of Conspiracy Theory
Creating the demand for better crime policy
Dudes, Let’s Talk About Us
Rumors and Realities
Psychologia myślenia spiskowego
Social Psychological Origins of Conspiracy Theories
Race-Specific Predictors of Trust in the Federal Government
Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories Among African Americans
The Local Culture of Punishment
Representing order
The culture of public problems
Crime and punishment--changing attitudes in America
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Common Knowledge
Attribution, Salience, and Attitudes toward Criminal Sanctioning
The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison
Victims Still
Policing the Ghetto Underclass
Policing the Ghetto Underclass
The Whole World Is Watching
Church's Fried Chicken and The Klan
The 1987 Distinguished Lecture
Media Discourse and Public Opinion on Nuclear Power
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2024 (27) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |