NCJ Number
240336
Journal
Homicide Studies Volume: 3 Issue: 16 Dated: August 2012 Pages: 219-237
Date Published
August 2012
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This article discusses research on American Indian violence.
Abstract
This article contributes conceptually and empirically to research on American Indian violence. Conceptually, this study extends research on race differences in crime by outlining competing perspectives on the relationship between structural disadvantage and American Indian violence. Empirically, 1995-2005 California arrest data are used to extend macro-level analyses of American Indian violence, most notably by using offending instead of victimization data. Findings reveal that structural disadvantage is associated with increases in American Indian homicide and robbery offending. This suggests that macrosocial criminological theories are applicable to the study of American Indian violent offending as they are for other racial and ethnic groups. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage Journals.