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Latino police officers in the United States : an examination of emerging trends and issues / by Martin Guevara Urbina, Ph. D., Professor, Criminal Justice, Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College and Sofia Espinoza Alvarez, Universidad de Leon, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Urbina, Martin G. (Martin Guevara), 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Community policing--United States.
- Community policing.
- Police-community relations--United States.
- Police-community relations.
- Hispanic Americans.
- United States--Ethnic relations.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas Publisher, LTD., 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Considering the long-lasting and complicated history of U.S. race and ethnic relations, the multiple array of issues currently confronting both ethnic and racial communities, and the shifting trends in the ethnic/racial landscape, this book seeks to provide a comprehensive account of the simultaneous interaction of pressing historical and contemporary forces shaping the Latino experience as well as police-minority relations to better understand the current state of policing and gain further insight into the future role of Latino police in American law enforcement across the country. Delineatin
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; Chapter 1 SITUATING THE CURRENT STATE OF RESEARCH ON LATINO POLICE AND ETHNIC COMMUNITY IN TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY AMERICA; Chapter 2 THE NEED FOR LATINO POLICE OFFICERS:A CHALLENGE FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM; Chapter 3 EMPLOYMENT OF LATINO OFFICERS BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE UNITEDSTATES: EMERGING TRENDS AND ISSUES; Chapter 4 CHICANO POLICE OFFICERS WORKING IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY: DIVERSITY, POLICE CULTURE, AND UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES; Chapter 5 LATINO OFFICERS, POLICY, AND PRACTICE
- Chapter 6 MEXICAN AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: COMPARING THE CREATION OF CHANGE VERSUS THE REINFORCEMENT OF STRUCTURAL HIERARCHIESChapter 7 BRIDGING THE GAPS AND FUTURERE SEARCH: THINKING AHEAD; Chapter 8 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS: TOWARD A NEW POLICE FORCE; Chapter 9 THE FUTURE OF LATINO OFFICERS IN THE AMERICAN POLICE; NOTES; SUBJECT INDEX
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-08145-X
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