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Police use of excessive force against African Americans : historical antecedents and community perceptions / Ray Von Robertson and Cassandra D. Chaney ; afterword by Earl Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robertson, Ray Von, author.
- Chaney, Cassandra, author.
- Series:
- Policing perspectives and challenges in the twenty-first century.
- Policing Perspectives and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Crimes against.
- African Americans.
- Discrimination in law enforcement--United States.
- Discrimination in law enforcement.
- Police brutality--United States.
- Police brutality.
- Racism in criminology--United States.
- Racism in criminology.
- Racism in law enforcement--United States.
- Racism in law enforcement.
- Ethnic relations.
- Police-community relations.
- United States--Ethnic relations.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
- Summary:
- Robertson and Chaney examine how the early antecedents of police brutality like plantation overseers, the lynching of African American males, early race riots, the Rodney King incident, and the Los Angeles Rampart Scandal have directly impacted the current relationship between communities of color and police. Using a phenomenological framework, they analyze how African American college students perceive police to determine how race, gender, and education create different realities among a demographic. Based on their qualitative and quantitative findings, Robertson and Chaney offer recommended policies and strategies for police and communities to improve relationships and perceptions between the two.
- Contents:
- Black people in America
- Early antecedents of police brutality against African Americans
- Methodology
- College students' perceptions of members of law enforcement
- Discussion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-181) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-2562-0
- 1-4985-3919-X
- OCLC:
- 1111956744
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