Criminality of Black Men and Boys https://abpsi.site-ym.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1696792 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:05:32 GMT Tue, 6 Aug 2024 13:07:01 GMT Copyright © 2024 Association of Black Psychologists Criminality of Black Men and Boys https://abpsi.site-ym.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1696792 https://abpsi.site-ym.com/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1696792 Michelle Alexander tells a compelling story about "The New Jim Crow". From policing practices to the prison industrial complex, Black men and boys are often seen as more dangerous, prone to criminality, hyper sexual, and deviant in other ways. Western psychology has both supported the underlying beliefs and pretended to be blind to this reality. 

 

How have you seen western psychology contribute to this narrative?

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