NCJ Number
94205
Journal
Crime and Social Justice Issue: 20 Pages: 50-62
Date Published
Unknown
Length
13 pages
Annotation
Even though most urban street crimes are committed by low-income blacks against their peers, greater risks to the survival and unity of black communities stem from police brutality, industrial negligence, and consumer fraud by ghetto merchants.
Abstract
An acceptance of the belief that crime by blacks against other blacks poses the single greatest threat to black survival prevents any indepth analysis of the root causes of urban crime. A more fundamental cause may be class conflict resulting from inequities in a capitalist society. Recommendations for change include raising the consciousness of black leaders and the formation of anticrime groups within low-income communities. Twenty-five references are listed.