Dangerous, Deserving, or Harmed: Understanding the Formation of Carceral Reform Attitudes Among Urban Liberal Voters

• In Event: White Racial Identity, Attitudes, and Public Policy

Brief Overview

Why do many liberal voters oppose policies that would weaken structural racism? This study describes how voters in majority white Los Angeles neighborhoods weighed various considerations to form opinions about a proposed jail divestment policy.

Author

• Kristen Brock-Petroshius, University of California-Los Angeles