Format:
Online-Ressource (vii, 535 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814776167
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0814776159
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9780814776162
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9780814776155
Content:
From Rodney King and "driving while black" to claims of targeting of undocumented Latino immigrants, relationships surrounding race, ethnicity, and the police have faced great challenge. Race, Ethnicity, and Policing includes both classic pieces and original essays that provide the reader with a comprehensive, even-handed sense of the theoretical underpinnings, methodological challenges, and existing research necessary to understand the problems associated with racial and ethnic profiling and police bias. This path-breaking volume affords a holistic approach to the topic, guiding readers throu
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents; Introduction; Overview; PART I: The Context; Introduction to Part I; 1 A Sketch of the Policeman's Working Personality; 2 Driving While Black: A Statistician Proves That Prejudice Still Rules the Road; 3 The Stories, the Statistics, and the Law: Why "Driving While Black" Matters; 4 Legitimacy and Cooperation: Why Do People Help the Police Fight Crime in Their Communities?; 5 Race and Policing in Different Ecological Contexts; 6 Racially Biased Policing: A Review of the Judicial and Legislative Literature; PART II: The Methods; Introduction to Part II
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7 Methods for Assessing Racially Biased Policing8 Using Geographic Information Systems to Study Race, Crime, and Policing; 9 Beyond Stop Rates: Using Qualitative Methods to Examine Racially Biased Policing; 10 State of the Science in Racial Profiling Research: Substantive and Methodological Considerations; PART III: The Research; Introduction to Part III; 11 Driving While Black: Bias Processes and Racial Disparity in Police Stops; 12 Citizens' Demeanor, Race, and Traffic Stops
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13 Street Stops and Broken Windows Revisited: The Demography and Logic of Proactive Policing in a Safe and Changing City14 Community Characteristics and Police Search Rates: Accounting for the Ethnic Diversity of Urban Areas in the Study of Black, White, and Hispanic Searches; 15 Blind Justice: Police Shootings in Memphis; 16 Race, Bias, and Police Use of the TASER: Exploring the Available Evidence; PART IV: The Future; Introduction to Part IV; 17 Space, Place, and Immigration: New Directions for Research on Police Stops; 18 Revisiting the Role of Latinos and Immigrants in Police Research
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19 New Avenues for Profiling and Bias Research: The Question of Muslim Americans20 Preventing Racially Biased Policing through Internal and External Controls: The Comprehensive Accountability Package; 21 Democratic Policing: How Would We Know It If We Saw It?; 22 Moving Beyond Profiling: The Virtues of Randomization; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814776155
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Race, Ethnicity, and Policing : New and Essential Readings
Language:
English
