TEXAS
JUVENILE
CRIME
PREVENTION
CENTER
2015-16
BROWN BAG
SERIES
The impact of racism, discrimination and
racial socialization on African American
offending
Robin Jackson, PhD
Based on Unnever and Gabbidon?s (2011)
Theory of African American offending, the
current research utilized logistic regression
analyses to investigate crime and deviance
among a university sample African American
students. Findings from the study suggest that
African Americans’ unique worldview,
perceptions of and experiences with racism and
discrimination, and their racial socialization
experiences may have an impact on offending.
Specifically, racial discrimination experienced
in the form of criminal justice injustices seem to
increase the odds of engaging in criminal and
deviant behavior for African Americans
included in the current research.
DATE & TIME
Friday
February 26, 2016
3:30 – 5:00 pm
LOCATION
PVAMU College
of Juvenile
Justice &
Psychology
Don Clark
Building
Training Room
#137, 1st Floor