April 20, 2024The Journal of Southern History

Steeped in a Culture of Violence: Murder, Racial Injustice, and Other Violent Crimes in Texas, 1965–2020 ed. by Brandon T. Jett and Kenneth W. Howell (review)

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Historical review demonstrates recurring patterns of violent crime and institutional injustice across Texas from 1965 to 2020, highlighting persistent systemic roots.

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Historical analysis reveals a pervasive culture of violence across Texas, driving persistent fluctuations in homicide rate and racial violence between 1965 and 2020.
Homicide rates surged from the 1960s into the 1990s before ebbing through 2019, while gang violence and mass incarceration expanded during the war on drugs.
Historical review of essays indicates that intimate partner violence, police brutality, and hate crime persist despite intermittent decreases in statewide crime.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6e4fdb6db643587660800 https://doi.org/10.1353/soh.2024.a925489

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Historical review demonstrates recurring patterns of violent crime and institutional injustice across Texas from 1965 to 2020, highlighting persistent systemic roots.

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