A Link to the Past: Race, Lynchings, and the Passage of Stand-Your-Ground Laws. Issue 4 (2nd October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dirlam, Jonathan; Steidley, Trent; Jacobs, David
• Is Part Of: Sociological quarterly. Volume 62:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 690
• Page End: 711
• Publication Date: 2021-10-02
• Subjects: Stand your ground laws -- minority threat -- lynching -- mass shootings; Sociology -- Periodicals; 301.05
• DOI: 10.1080/00380253.2020.1806757
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0038-0253

Abstract

ABSTRACT: What social and political factors explain the presence of Stand-Your-Ground (SYG) laws in US. states? This paper assesses the influence of crime and violence prevalence, minority threat theory, and self-help theory on SYG law adoption using discrete-time event-history analysis. Our findings indicate that these laws are linked to a violent vigilante and racially animus past. We also find evidence for minority threat theory with minority presence positively associated with SYG law adoption.