In The Philadelphia Negro (1899), W.E.B. Du Bois stresses “Crime is a phenomenon of organized social life, and is the open rebellion of an individual against his social environment” (p.235). What is Du Bois’s argument about the causes of crime in Black communities? Do these causes of crime still persist in Black communities in the … Continue reading Discussion Forum 8: Criminology of W.E.B. Du Bois