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= Crime and Substance Abuse = |
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+{{expandable summary="Study: Rape and Racial Patterns"}} |
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+**Source:** *Crime and Delinquency* |
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+**Date of Publication:** *1984* |
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+**Author(s):** *James L. LeBeau* |
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+**Title:** *"Rape and Racial Patterns"* |
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+**DOI:** *Unavailable – Published in Crime and Delinquency journal, 1984* |
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+**Subject Matter:** *Interracial Crime, Racial Patterns in Sexual Violence, Police Data Analysis* |
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+{{expandable summary="📊 Key Statistics"}} |
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+1. **General Observations:** |
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+ - Study analyzed **rape cases from six U.S. cities** (Chicago, Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, St. Louis, San Jose) over a two-year period. |
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+ - Used **official police data** with verified offender and victim race. |
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+2. **Subgroup Analysis:** |
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+ - Confirmed that most rapes are intraracial, but found **significant exceptions in Black-on-White rape rates**. |
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+ - **White women were the most frequent victims** in interracial rape cases involving Black and Latino offenders. |
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+3. **Other Significant Data Points:** |
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+ - In **San Diego and Oakland**, Black offenders were responsible for **more than half of all rapes of White women**. |
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+ - Interracial rape by White offenders against Black women was virtually nonexistent in the cities studied. |
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+{{/expandable}} |
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+{{expandable summary="🔬 Findings"}} |
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+1. **Primary Observations:** |
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+ - While intraracial rape dominates overall patterns, **interracial rape involving Black offenders and White victims is substantially higher than commonly reported**. |
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+ - Some cities showed **disproportionate rates of Black-on-White sexual violence** compared to their population size. |
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+2. **Subgroup Trends:** |
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+ - **Latino offenders also disproportionately targeted White women** in certain cities. |
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+ - White offenders rarely targeted minority women, particularly Black women. |
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+3. **Specific Case Analysis:** |
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+ - Previous studies misrepresented interracial rape by **counting serial offenders multiple times**, which inflated minority perpetration rates — this study corrected that and still found high Black-on-White victimization rates. |
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+ - San Diego reported that **more than half of all rapes of White women involved Black offenders**. |
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+{{/expandable}} |
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+{{expandable summary="📝 Critique & Observations"}} |
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+1. **Strengths of the Study:** |
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+ - Directly challenges popular misconceptions about interracial rape patterns. |
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+ - Carefully controls for methodological errors common in prior race-crime studies. |
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+2. **Limitations of the Study:** |
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+ - Study is limited to six cities and a two-year window, though the selected locations offer racial diversity. |
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+ - Does not address sociological or cultural explanations for the observed disparities. |
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+3. **Suggestions for Improvement:** |
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+ - Expand analysis to more cities and rural areas to see if the pattern holds nationally. |
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+ - Incorporate victim and offender socioeconomic data for deeper structural understanding. |
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+{{/expandable}} |
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+{{expandable summary="📌 Relevance to Subproject"}} |
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+- Provides **critical empirical support for challenging the myth** that interracial rape is balanced or insignificant. |
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+- Documents that **White women are disproportionately targeted by minority offenders**, particularly Black and Latino men. |
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+- Supports broader analysis of **racial crime patterns that contradict DEI-framed narratives** about victimization. |
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+{{/expandable}} |
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+{{expandable summary="🔍 Suggestions for Further Exploration"}} |
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+1. Compare more recent race-rape statistics to see if patterns persist over time. |
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+2. Investigate **media reporting practices** on interracial sexual violence. |
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+3. Study the cultural impact of misrepresenting interracial crime statistics in public discourse. |
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+{{/expandable}} |
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+{{expandable summary="📄 Download Full Study"}} |
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+[[Download Full Study>>attach:13.LeBeau_Rape_Racial_Patterns.pdf]] |
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+{{/expandable}} |
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+{{/expandable}} |
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{{expandable summary="Study: Factors Associated with Completion of a Drug Treatment Court Diversion Program"}} |
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**Source:** *Substance Use & Misuse* |
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**Date of Publication:** *2002* |