Stereotypical Hate Crimes and Criminal Justice Processing: A Multi-Dataset Comparison of Bias Crime Arrest Patterns by Offender and Victim Race

Many hate crimes are not reported and even fewer hate crimes result in an arrest. This study investigates patterns of victim reporting and arrest for hate crimes in two parts. First, using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey, we find that, controlling for offense severity, hate crimes...

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Published in:Justice quarterly 2019-02, Vol.36 (2), p.193-224
Main Authors: Lantz, Brendan, Gladfelter, Andrew S., Ruback, R. Barry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrests
Bias
bias crime
Black white differences
Black white relations
Criminal justice
Criminals
hate crime
Hate crimes
NCVS
NIBRS
Offenders
Police
Racism
Stereotypes
Victim offender relations
Victimization
Victims
Victims of crime
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Summary:Many hate crimes are not reported and even fewer hate crimes result in an arrest. This study investigates patterns of victim reporting and arrest for hate crimes in two parts. First, using data from the National Crime Victimization Survey, we find that, controlling for offense severity, hate crimes are less likely than non-bias crimes to be reported to the police and that the police are less likely to take further action for hate crimes, compared to non-hate crimes. Second, we use data from the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the National Incident-Based Reporting System to compare differences between types of hate crimes in the likelihood of crime clearance. We find that those hate crimes most likely to result in arrest are those that fit the profile of a "stereotypical" hate crime: violent incidents, incidents committed by hate groups, and incidents involving white offenders and black victims.
ISSN:0741-8825
1745-9109
DOI:10.1080/07418825.2017.1399211