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Preferred term
homicide seriousness dyad
Definition
- Homicide seriousness dyad refers to the way in which courts have historically evaluated the seriousness of homicides committed by Blacks against Whites versus those committed by Whites against Blacks. This entry describes Guy Johnson's analysis of the impact of cultural and social factors, such as slavery and racial discrimination, on the seriousness with which homicides are perceived in the slave era and discrimination based on offender-victim characteristics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Homicide Seriousness Dyad]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/homicide_seriousness_dyad
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