Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Date of Award
12-2018
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Dustin Osborne
Committee Members
Bradley Edwards, Jennifer Pealer
Abstract
Research on hate crime has tended to utilize sociological frameworks to best explain the incidence of such offending, but little research has been conducted to determine whether political factors may play a role. Although Olzak (1990) touched upon the relationship between racial violence and third-party politics during the American Progressive era (1882-1914), the research did not fully articulate how political competition may influence the commission of hate crime. The current study seeks to fill this gap, while also extending concepts associated with social disorganization theory and the defended communities perspective. It does so by utilizing a longitudinal research design to assess the impact of theoretical predictors and political competition measures on hate crime prevalence in counties across three states (Tennessee, Virginia & West Virginia) over a seven-year span (2010-2016).
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Holder, Eaven, "Political Competition and Predictors of Hate Crime: A County-level Analysis" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3491. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3491
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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