Criminal stereotype of African Americans
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The criminal stereotype of African Americans in the United States is an ethnic stereotype according to which African American males in particular are stereotyped to be dangerous criminals. The figure of the African-American man as criminal has appeared frequently in American popular culture and has been associated with consequences in the justice system such as racial profiling and harsher sentences for African American defendants in trials.
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See also
- African-American organized crime
- Crime in the United States
- Race and crime in the United States
- Race and the War on Drugs
- Race in the United States criminal justice system
- Racial bias in criminal news in the United States
- Racial profiling in the United States
- Statistics of incarcerated African-American males
- African American stereotypes
- Angry Black Woman, a similar racist stereotype
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