Keywords
self-defense, stand your ground, race, crime
Abstract
Perhaps, not surprisingly, the controversy over the rise of self-defense reforms in the United States that have come to be known as ―Stand Your Ground‖ (SYG) laws, began with a story about colors. This Article principally applies an empirical method and critical race theory (eCRT) lens to explore whether these reformed statutes, which generally have authorized greater use of force within the context of self-defense, deter crime and differentially affect Whites, Blacks, and other racial groups.
Recommended Citation
Mario L. Barnes,
Taking a Stand?: An Initial Assessment of the Social and Racial Effects of Recent Innovation in Self-Defense Laws,
83 Fordham L. Rev. 3179
(2015).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol83/iss6/12
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