The Invisible Black Victim: How American Federalism Perpetuates ...

and violence issues that the council addressed, the types of groups the council member heard
from, and the message those groups conveyed to council members. I probed respondents'
answers for contact with these groups via hearings, phone calls, community meetings, and
other forms of interaction. Interviews were taped and transcribed and analyzed for content
about the groups' messages to council members.
I read and analyzed all 45 hearings in the dataset for the groups participating and the
perspectives they presented to lawmakers.
I chose these two cities because they have substantial black populations and sizeable crime
rates. In addition, this analysis stems from a larger project that included analysis at the state
level, which was in Pennsylvania. In order to avoid cross-state variation, it was important to
include cities from Pennsylvania. Additional data and analysis are available in Miller (2008).
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Subject
Politics;
Violence;
Social activism;
Hispanics;
Inequality;
Urban areas
Location
United States--US
Title
The Invisible Black Victim: How American Federalism Perpetuates Racial Inequality in
Criminal Justice
Author
Miller, Lisa
Publication title
Law & Society Review
Volume
44
Issue
3/4
Pages
805-842
Number of pages
38
Publication year
2010
Publication date