Newspaper Accounts of Racial Profiling

Accurate Portrayal or Perpetuation of Myth

Bibliographic Data

ID2415361
AuthorsCarol A Archbold (0000-0001-5344-4607), Thorvald O Dahle, Melinda Fangman, Ericka Wentz (0000-0001-9502-634X), Mckenzie Wood (0000-0002-6760-8366)
Year2013
Volume3
Issue4
Pages300-320
Publication date2013-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRace and Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2153-3687 • E-ISSN: 2153-3687
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2153368713504786
OpenAlexW2316128842
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited31

There is both speculation and debate surrounding the prevalence of racial profiling in the United States. Since most people do not directly experience this problem themselves, many rely on information provided to them by various media sources (including newspapers). This study investigates trends in the presentation of racial profiling by three major American newspapers. A content analysis of newspaper articles from 1986 to 2010 reveals the frequency and context of the reporting of racial profiling, the extent to which it is presented as a problem for all racial minority groups as opposed to a select few, and the identification of the "primary definers" of the problem of racial profiling

Criminology · Newspaper · Political science · Profiling (computer programming · Race (biology · Racial bias · Racial profiling · Racism · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Social and Intergroup Psychology

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