Is racism a cause of crime? Can you give me information?
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Racism is closely associated with poverty which is one of the main factors involving crime..\n\nSlavery is the child of Racism.  When slavery was abolished by Lincoln, blacks were free but could rarely find jobs due to white people pitching a biatch or threatening to boycott. So these black people were forced into slums which is our present day ghettos/projects.  With no money and many of the men not present in the home due to lynchings and whatnot, poverty thrived in the female-fronted household.  Lack of education and skills, along with opportunity, created a phenomenon of generational poverty in which several generations of black families were poor.  \n\nLiving in poverty created hopelessness.  People without hope have no stake in the future and live for the present.  They struggle just to pay the rent, put food on the table and live.  Illegal activities such as drug traffiking, prostitution and gangs give these people quick money to take care of their families and they end up becoming numb to the destruction it causes.  \n\nThis is how, ultimately, racism is a direct cause of crime. Not all crimes, but crimes in the inner cities and predominately minority inhabited areas, or areas where people live at or below the poverty level.
562347
I think the answer depends on your intent. If your a security guard and your paying special attention to blacks out of fear, hate, or dislike. Then racism is probably at play. Security guards should be watching people based on  suspicous behaviour and body language associated with shoplifting.
1055197
I have to agree with the majority of answerers....nowadays we see inverted racism with a bias against the whites.   I feel sorry for the police in having such a difficult job where they are damned if they do and damned if they don't!
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none of them is racism in fact its respect if you ask or show interest about somebodies else culture or race of course in good understanding because every word can be misunderstanded if you want to.\nRegarding hatred of illegal immigrants thats more of patriotism or nationalism because first of all they are breaking the law. The word explains its self "ILLEGAL" it means they are already commiting crime in your country.\nI see no racism in your description
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This is a double standard question, it is the same as african americans in proverty and yes it is caused pretty much by racism. \n\nThroughout history that has been the topic of discussion is racism the cause of proverty and no one yet has even came even remotely close to the right answer yet. But to me when you look at the problem no one and I mean absolutely no one has done anything about it but just look and watch that is it.\n\nUnfornitely in this country we have many cultures that are living her in america and none of them is in the most worst predicament then hispanics and african americans.\n\nBut now there would be some disagreement with the fact about hispanic because believe it or not and I have to agree with them most hispanics have had a pretty good break in getting jobs, and most of it is helped by senators who are hispanic in backround and our own government. But none of this help from the government has reached this far to easy the proverty level in the african american communities.\n\nNext time when you go to the market, dvm, or any government location look at how many help markers are for any other race and see how many do you see in hispanic?\n\nProverty! That is a good one when they have came to this country getting some of the american pie and african americans have lived here all of there lives and didn't even get a hand from anyone.\n\nIf you ask me the racism issue hasn't died and pretty much you will see a lot more of it in years to come.
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Yes to an extent, what is commonly refered to as racial profiling makes sense (when not abused). For example: \nA car load of black or hispanic kids are rolling around a lets say mostly white upscale neighborhood at 3 am,plates get run, and it's pretty obvious they don't live in the area and may be up to no good I believe is an acceptable type of profiling.\n I will say the same for a car load of suburban white boys driving around the hood,in high drug areas etc. That contrary to popular belief is also profiling.   Crime needs to be controlled and I dont personally see it as a violation of ones right's to be stopped when they are deemed to be suspicous.  Of course people will call me racist etc, but to an open mind what I just stated makes sense and is fair.
228742
sounds like another white or black crime... i would write to someone in the gov...
355485
Yes, racism exists. But what seems to be more pervasive is the startling lack of education here. Perhaps you should utilize your spellchecker once in a while, or no one will be able to figure out what you're asking!
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A very good question.  \n\n1. The inherently racist laws since the founding of this country.\n2. Ridiculous punishments for using/selling illegal drugs.  If you research why most drugs because illegal in the first place it was because of racism.  \n3. Because of the large number of impoverished black communities the options for young minority men are limited.\n4. Something must be said for the glamourized thug representation that is the main portrait of black men in the media and the history of latino machismo that sanctions violence.  Not to say white men are so peaceful but they get away with things more since the judges and juries are usually white as well.\n\n\n" The United States is way ahead of the rest of the industrial world in imprisoning its own population. That's for population control. None of that has anything to do with crime. "\nNoam Chomsky, American linguist and US media and foreign policy critic\n\n" Working class addiction to crack (cocaine) is a crime. But, middle- and upper-class addiction to drugs or alcohol is a disease. "\nSabina Virgo - Criminal Injustice\n\n"The state of California has opened only one college since 1984 -- and twenty-one prisons."\nElliott Currie, Crime and Punishment in America
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There is actually a higher percentage of the black population in prison than the white population.  HOWEVER, it is believed that law enforcement agencies profile criminals, which means that they decide what types of people are more likely to commit crimes.  These profiles may be based on the people who were caught committing crimes in the past.  Black people were caught committing more crimes in the past because they were openly hated and discriminated against by those people in power (or the whites).  \n\nI would say that race has nothing to do with whether or not a person is going to commit crime.  A person's values and whether or not they have other opportunities to make money is going to have more influence.
926546
I think that a racist and violent email is considered harassment, which you can sue for.  If you think you are actually in danger, though, I'd notify the police.
856237
Well, it could be colorism.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorism\n\nOr...it could be just simply Racism...racism can take many forms, including self-hate.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism
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Great question, by the way, but I think that racism is way too entrenched in today's society, to the point where it's just too sensitive a subject for anyone to "forget" about it, not that some in society ever should.  It's very difficult to forget and forgive something like racism, even if it really was or was not racism per se.  There sometimes, and I emphazise sometimes very difficult to prove whether an incident was racism or not.  If a store has a paycheck for a white worker, but the the paycheck for the black worker was lost in transit, is that racism?  I could bring up plenty of other scenarios like this, but it's all about feelings.  It's like trying to define sexual harrassment, it's not always easy.  To break it down, too many people are set in their ways for racism to end anytime soon (at least completely) in todays's world.
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Sorry to blow your theory--but areas with large influxes of immigrants have less crime.  Take a look at New York City's crime statistics.  It is a city of over 9 million--38% are foreign born & it is one of the safest cities in the US.  Harvard just published statistics backing up my statements.  Do you have data that can back up yours?
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I move to the south a year ago, after living in NYC all my life. I have expirienced racism in both places I don't want to get specific about the incidents. But I feel that in NYC it's more in your face as oppose to the south, where it's round and about. In NYC you know where you stand with someone, in the south it's just fake, all fake. You can treat someone O.K. and find out later of things they would say about you. I guess you can get that sort of behavior from anyone anywhere I just experienced it more coming to the south.\n\n(Someone not SMILING at you may be them treating you with disgust, but it's not racism. Someone accusing you of theft after you have purchased the item in their store and contacting the police and falsly having you thrown in jail is racism. DON"T GET IT TWISTED......)
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I think you meant to ask " Why are there more African-Americans in jail than any other race?". I believe that there must be more African-Americans committing crimes than any other race. I would guess that the percentage of who gets caught is close to equal across all races. Therefore, the more crimes, the more caught. We all know what's illegal, so those that choose to break the law might just have to suffer the consequences of their actions. I hope this has been helpful.
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I think if a person isn't educated enough about racism, he/she might not be able to clearly identify it when it occurs. Education is also the only way to fight against racism.