Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
This study looked at whether White offenders are more likely to be socially accepted back into society as compared to their counterpart Black offenders, when both offenders commit the same crime. A sample of 120 Pace University undergraduate students were recruited. Acceptance of offenders was determined by using the Bogardus Social Distance Scale, which measures how much an individual would allow a criminal into their social circle. Participants received one of four fictional vignettes of either a White male or Black male committing one of two crimes: a white collar crime or a drug-related crime. It was found that, regardless of race, the participants socially distance themselves more from drug offenders than white collar offenders.
Recommended Citation
Teverovskaya, Diana, "Race and Crime: Social Perceptions" (2010). Honors College Theses. 90.
https://digitalcommons.pace.edu/honorscollege_theses/90
Comments
Original document was submitted as an honors thesis requirement. Copyright is held by the author.