Inter-racial offending, and the related question of racial motivation for
criminal assault, is an important area of criminological research. It is a
sensitive issue, however, which requires veridical models and accurate
interpretation. Three models of inter-racial offending which have been
previously described in the literature are contrasted and their difficulties of
interpretation are discussed.
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