Policing and Race in America: Economic, Political, and Social Dynamics

by James D. Ward (Editor), Claude Fontaine (Contribution by), James D. Ward (Contribution by), Robert Maranto (Contribution by), Adele Hewett (Contribution by), John Eterno (Contribution by), Christine Barrow (Contribution by), Eddie James (Contribution by), Black Bear Creek (Contribution by), Brian N. Williams (Contribution by), Tarras Band (Contribution by), Young Edward (Contribution by), Federsen (Contribution by), Samuel L. Myers (Contribution by), Roland Zullo (Contribution by), Barry D. Friedman (Contribution by), Fall Forward (Contribution by), Ado Kaliting Pacidal (Contribution by), Fast Train Union (Contribution by), Benjamin Steiner (Contribution by), Edward Dillon (Contribution by), Dan Adamini (Contribution by), Timberbound (Contribution by), Yumi (Contribution by), Don Carroll (Contribution by), Crimson Gold (Contribution by), Ian Klein (Contribution by), Mario A. Rivera (Contribution by)

Overview

This edited collection explores policing in America in regards to minority groups. The essays discuss how the relationship between police and minority groups affects politics, the economy, and minority groups’ daily lives and success. The contributors explore the Black Lives Matter movement, the Detroit, Los Angeles, and Atlanta Police Departments, immigration, incarceration, community policing, police violence, and detail causes, theories, and solutions to this important phenomenon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781498550925
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	12/27/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	334
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

James D. Ward teaches in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University-Newark.

Table of Contents

Policing and Race in America: Economic, Political, and Social Dynamics

What to Do When the Yelling Stops: How Black Lives Matter Can Have Lasting Impact

Contemporary Police and Minorities in the United States: Causes, Theories, and Solutions

Leveraging the Intersection of Politics, Problem and Policy in Organizational and Social Change: An Historical Analysis of the Detroit, Los Angeles, and Atlanta Police Departments

Policy Feedback: Government Skepticism Trickling from Immigration to Matters of Health

What Have We Learned about Incarceration and Race? Lessons from 30 years of Research

Should More Law Enforcement be the Answer to Crime?

Punishing Members of Disadvantaged Minority Groups for Calling 911

Check Your Bubble! Mindful Intersections of Trauma and Community Policing

Assessing Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Consequences of Police Use of Force

Bridging the Safety Divide Through Technology to Improve the Partnership between Students and Campus Law Enforcement: An “App” Opportunity

Community Policing as a Solution: What is the Evidence?

Developing a Comparativist Ethics for the Evaluative Study of Racialized Police Violence

Mario A. Rivera and James D. Ward

Conclusion: Reflections on Realities, Challenges, and Ramifications
James D. Ward

Editorial Reviews

This valuable collection shows how racial disparities in police stops, police shootings, and other law enforcement activities grow from deep institutional patterns in policing and urban governance, challenging public administration scholars and practitioners alike to think more deeply and act with greater determination to address one of the most troubling and important problems of our time.

Charles Epp

The power of this important and timely book is the broad perspective provided on the issue of policing and race in America.While effectively documenting the fundamental importance of interactions between law enforcement and minority residents on their psychological, social, and economic conditions, the authors convincingly argue that improving relations requires a multi-dimensional examination of larger questions of individual and institutionalized racism in American culture.

Tom Barth