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7 J. Ethnicity Crim. Just. 1 (2009)

handle is hein.journals/wecj7 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal ofEthnicity in CriminalJustice, 7:1-2, 2009 I Routledge Copyright 0 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC 2 Taylor& Francis Group ISSN: 1537-7938 print / 1537-7946 online DOI: 10.1080/15377930802711516 Special Issue Introduction: Blacks, Crime, and Justice This special issue of the Journal of Etbnicity in Criminal Justice centers on Blacks, crime, and justice. Though some may feel this topic is overstudied, I disagree. Although, according to numerous official sources, White Amer- icans commit most of the crime in the United States, there remain vexing issues in Black communities pertaining to crime-especially violent crime. Hence, the continuing need for scholarly inquiry on the topic. Three of the articles directly pertain to the issue of violence in Black communities, and the final commentary examines the understudied area of race, gender, and mass incarceration. The first article by Professor Savage examines the relationship between homicide and inequality in Washington, DC. Professor Savage adds to the current literature by examining nearly four decades of homicide and in- equality data. Although she produces numerous important findings, one that might surprise many readers is that the relationship between homicide and inequality might work in reverse. That is, the more homicides, the more inequality, which might result from wealthier citizens fleeing the city. The second article, by Professor Akins, picks up where Professor Savage's arti- cle leaves off. His article notes the relationship between racial segregation and concentrated disadvantage, which, as suggested by Dr. Savage's results, could be a product of wealthier Blacks leaving urban areas. Both of these articles provide additional support for William Julius Wilson's notion of the Truly Disadvantaged or those residents are left behind after all the social buffers (middle-class role models) have abandoned inner-city communities. The third article by Professors Keil and Vito examines lynchings and state sanctioned executions in Kentucky from the mid 1800s to the 1930s. Again, violence is the focus of the article, but this time it relates to White violence against Blacks. The authors seek to test whether George Wright's thesis that, over time, legal executions became a substitute for lynchings. They find no support for this supposition. In fact, their article finds the opposite-that executions increased the number of lynchings. The final article, authored by Professors Christian and Thomas, pro- vide an interesting and timely commentary on the mass imprisonment as it pertains to Black women. Often overlooked in the discussion of mass im- prisonment, as noted in the essay, Black women are also being incarcerated 1

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