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social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > prejudice and discrimination > crime and race
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > sociological issues > intergroup relations > social justice orientation > prejudice and discrimination > crime and race
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > sociological issues > intergroup relations > social justice orientation > prejudice and discrimination > crime and race
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > intergroup relations > social justice orientation > prejudice and discrimination > crime and race
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > intergroup relations > social justice orientation > prejudice and discrimination > crime and race
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > cultural concerns > intergroup relations > social justice orientation > prejudice and discrimination > crime and race
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > cultural concerns > intergroup relations > social justice orientation > prejudice and discrimination > crime and race
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > intergroup relations > social justice orientation > prejudice and discrimination > crime and race
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial psychology > groups, teams, and teamwork > intergroup relations > social justice orientation > prejudice and discrimination > crime and race

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crime and race  

Definition

  • African Americans and Latinos are overrepresented in the U.S. criminal justice system. Although each group makes up about 13% of the U.S. population, African Americans account for about 40% of all state and federal prisoners, and Latinos, who can be of any race, make up about 20% of all state and federal prisoners. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Crime and Race]

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