Researchers report that 911 calls in Chicago neighborhoods during 2006-2008 were positively associated with the neighborhood level of cynicism about the legal system, as well as with the change in percentage of African-American residents between 1990 and 2000, the number of residential foreclosures, and the incarceration rate, suggesting that residents of racially isolated and disadvantaged neighborhoods are likely to report crime, despite a lack of trust in law enforcement.
Article #17-22210: "Dual-process theory of racial isolation, legal cynicism, and reported crime," by John Hagan, Bill McCarthy, Daniel Herda, and Andrea Cann Chandrasekher.
MEDIA CONTACT: John Hagan, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; tel: 847-942-5142; e-mail: <j-hagan@northwestern.edu>
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