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minority group threat  

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  • An inspection of arrest, sentencing, and incarceration statistics in the United States discloses substantial racial disparities. African Americans, in particular, are overrepresented in each of these areas. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Minority Group Threat]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/minority_group_threat

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