Race and Crime: A Biosocial AnalysisThis book examines the incendiary issue of racial variation in crime rates in the United States and in many other countries using a variety of data sources. It examines the latest genetic data asserting the reality of the concept of race, and various lines of evidence from population genetics, evolutionary biology, and anthropology pertinent to the evolution of racial differences in behaviour. Because males of African descent commit a disproportionate number of crimes in all countries where crime rates are classified by racial categories are available, the emphasis is on explaining black crime relative to white and Asian crime. In addition to run-of-the-mill street crimes, racial differences in crimes such as mass, spree, and serial killing, hate crime, white-collar crime, and organised crime are examined. |
Contents
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Racial Differences in Criminal Behavior | 17 |
Race and ExtraOrdinary Crime | 35 |
Racism A Distant but Powerful Cause of Crime | 53 |
Race Poverty and Crime | 71 |
Parenting Effort versus Mating Effort Sexuality the Family and Crime | 91 |
Competition and Chemistry in Honor Subcultures | 111 |
Evolutionary Explanations for Racial behavioral Variation | 131 |
References | 151 |
Index | 179 |
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