Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears -- On the Social Construction of Threat

30 Pages Posted: 9 Jul 2012

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Richard Delgado

Seattle University School of Law

Date Written: March 1, 1994

Abstract

Discusses how society has constructed African Americans, unfairly, as dangerous and criminal. Shows how statistics fail to support the common assumption that black crime is more extensive and damaging to society than that perpetrated by other groups, especially upper-class whites in executive suites. Shows that white, not black, crime is more likely to get you killed or raid your pocketbook than all street crime combined.

Keywords: crime, white-collar crime, social construction, race and racism, critical race theory

Suggested Citation

Delgado, Richard, Rodrigo's Eighth Chronicle: Black Crime, White Fears -- On the Social Construction of Threat (March 1, 1994). Virginia Law Review, Vol. 80, 1994, Seattle University School of Law Research Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2102715

Richard Delgado (Contact Author)

Seattle University School of Law ( email )

WA
United States

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