CJE-3065 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Victimology, White-Collar Crime, Corporate Crime
22 Nov 2016
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When the media focuses on street crime, they typically do not pay attention to the routine participation of whites in such activities, although the majority of individuals engaged in street crime are actually white. The invisible white street thus, is an important stereotype. It is often hard to recognize, however, because it is the white thugs very invisibility, his absence in media accounts, that makes him so stereotypic. The second and third themes we discuss both focus on white criminals, but in ways that differ from media depictions of criminals who are not white. Scholars who study the impact of race on the educational system find that, unless they prove otherwise through poor school performance, white students are presumed to have potential based on talent and ability. In contrast, students of color are presumed to have deficiencies that require special assistance. Thus, for white students, a discourse of potential, gives thme benefits and opportunities based on how they are perceived.
