Career experiences of African American police executives : black in blue revisited / R. Alan Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, R. Alan.

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police chiefs--United States.

Police chiefs.

African American police.

Occupations and race.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thompson studies the career experiences of over 100 black police executives, many of whom command some of the nation's largest and most progressive law enforcement agencies. Considering their relationships with white colleagues as well as black and white citizens, he asks them what it was like to advance through the ranks of a historically white-dominated profession. Thompson examines common assumptions regarding the careers of these professionals, all of whom confronted, yet overcame, considerable opposition and discrimination. The results of this unprecedented exploration provide readers as well as aspiring black police executives with unique insight into the events that have shaped the philosophies of these increasingly influential social policy leaders."

Contents:

The impetus for racial integration of American policing

A brief history of black police

Early treatment of black officers by police departments

Black and white officers together on the job

Black officers and the black community

Black officers and the white community

Institutional barriers to widespread promotion

A tentative notion of the black executive's working world

The research initiative

Research findings

Observations and conclusion.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-36131-X

9786610361311

1-59332-052-3

OCLC:

56072378