Race and Punishment: Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies
"This report examines how racial perceptions of crime are a key cause of the severity of punishment in the United States. Race and Punishment: Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Policies,
authored by Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D., research analyst at The
Sentencing Project, synthesizes two decades of research revealing that
white Americans’ strong associations of crime with blacks and Latinos
are related to their support for punitive policies that
disproportionately impact people of color.
Coming on the heels of the tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri, the
report demonstrates that the consequences of white Americans’ strong
associations of crime with blacks and Latinos extend far beyond
policing."
Read the full report
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