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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > violence and crime > Central Park Jogger
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > street crime in America > history and popular culture of street crime > Central Park Jogger

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Central Park Jogger  

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  • Central Park jogger refers to a female rape victim who was attacked while jogging in New York's Central Park in 1989. The particularly brutal nature of the attack and the young ages of the suspects led to extensive national attention for the crime and sparked a media frenzy over youth violence in New York. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Central Park Jogger]

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