Violent crime 'race gap' narrows, but persists in US
Monday, March 8, 2010 - 15:14
in Psychology & Sociology
The 'race gap' in the commission of violent crime has narrowed substantially yet persists, with murder arrest rates for African Americans out-distancing those for whites -- concludes a new 80-city study. While the gap was cut more than half in the 1970s, it re-grew in the '80s. The researchers find it most pronounced in communities with higher divorce, unemployment and drugs rates.