Delinquency and modernity in cyberspace?: Comments on America's Safest City
In: Crime, law and social change: an interdisciplinary journal, Band 67, Heft 5, S. 505-512
ISSN: 1573-0751
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In: Crime, law and social change: an interdisciplinary journal, Band 67, Heft 5, S. 505-512
ISSN: 1573-0751
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 121, Heft 3, S. 999-1001
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: Contexts / American Sociological Association: understanding people in their social worlds, Band 12, Heft 3, S. 40-40
ISSN: 1537-6052
In: City & community: C & C, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 119-121
ISSN: 1540-6040
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 114, Heft 3, S. 857-859
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 112, Heft 6, S. 1968-1970
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: New political science: a journal of politics & culture, Band 29, Heft 3, S. 391-393
ISSN: 0739-3148
In: New political science: a journal of politics & culture, Band 29, Heft 3, S. 391-394
ISSN: 0739-3148
In: Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice https://doi.org/10.1177/10439862231190206
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In: American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-022-09712-6
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In: Journal of Experimental Criminology, 2018 DOI:10.1007/s11292-018-9342-6
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In: Race and Justice: RAJ, Band 4, Heft 3, S. 185-211
ISSN: 2153-3687
In criminal proceedings across the United States, rap music lyrics are being introduced as evidence of a defendant's guilt. In this article, we draw attention to this disturbing practice, what we call "rap on trial," and explore its context, describe its elements and contours, and consider its broader significance. We first offer historical context, demonstrating that although the widespread use of rap lyrics in criminal trials may be a relatively recent phenomenon, it resides within a long tradition of antagonism between the legal establishment and hip-hop culture, one that can be traced back to hip-hop's earliest roots. We then offer examples of recent cases in which rap music has been used as evidence in trials against amateur rappers, almost all of whom are young men of color, in order to illustrate the specific ways that prosecutors present the music to judges and juries, as well as to highlight the devastating effects it can have on defendants. In the final section, we consider the elements of rap music that leave it vulnerable to judicial abuse and the artistic, racial, and legal ramifications of using this particular genre of music to put people in jail. We conclude with recommendations for further research in this area, pointing out specific areas where scholarship would most effectively expose what it means to put rap on trial.
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 641, Heft 1, S. 148-173
ISSN: 1552-3349
Contrary to popular opinion, scholarly research has documented that immigrant communities are some of the safest places around. Studies repeatedly find that immigrant concentration is either negatively associated with neighborhood crime rates or not related to crime at all. But are immigrant neighborhoods always safer places? How does the larger community context within which immigrant neighborhoods are situated condition the immigration-crime relationship? Building on the existing literature, this study examines the relationship between immigrant concentration and violent crime across neighborhoods in Los Angeles and Chicago—two cities with significant and diverse immigrant populations. Of particular interest is whether neighborhoods with high levels of immigrant concentration that are situated within larger immigrant communities are especially likely to enjoy reduced crime rates. This was found to be the case in Chicago but not in Los Angeles, where neighborhoods with greater levels of immigrant concentration experienced higher, not lower, violent crime rates when located within larger immigrant communities. We speculate on the various factors that may account for the divergent findings.
In: The sociological quarterly: TSQ, Band 50, Heft 4, S. 581-607
ISSN: 1533-8525
In: Men and masculinities, Band 12, Heft 1, S. 3-29
ISSN: 1552-6828
Rap music has a reputation for being misogynistic, but surprisingly little research has systematically investigated this dimension of the music. This study assesses the portrayal of women in a representative sample of 403 rap songs. Content analysis identified five gender-related themes in this body of music—themes that contain messages regarding ''essential'' male and female characteristics and that espouse a set of conduct norms for men and women. Our analysis situates rap music within the context of larger cultural and music industry norms and the local, neighborhood conditions that inspired this music in the first place.