PERCEPTIONS OF RACE AND CRIME IN ONTARIO - EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE FROM TORONTO AND THE DURHAM REGION

Authors
HENRY F HASTINGS P FREER B
Citation
F. Henry et al., PERCEPTIONS OF RACE AND CRIME IN ONTARIO - EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE FROM TORONTO AND THE DURHAM REGION, Canadian journal of criminology, 38(4), 1996, pp. 469-476
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Criminology & Penology
Journal title
Canadian journal of criminology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07049722
Volume
38
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
469 - 476
Database
ISI
SICI code
0704-9722(1996)38:4<469:PORACI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The authors report on a survey of the Ontario Durham Region to determi ne the views of the residents in that area about the relationship betw een racial or ethnic group status and criminality. They found that the population in that area is very similar to the one in Toronto and tha t it believes that there is a relationship between race and criminalit y.