Race, Ethnicity, and Policing

Rice,stephen

ISBN 10: 0814776167 / ISBN 13: 9780814776162

Published by New York University Press, 2010

About this Item

Includes essays that provide the reader with a comprehensive, even-handed sense of the theoretical underpinnings, methodological challenges, and research necessary to understand the problems associated with racial and ethnic profiling and police bias. Editor(s): Rice, Stephen K.; White, Michael D. Num Pages: 542 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 922. . 2010. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Race, Ethnicity, and Policing
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814776167
• ISBN 13: 9780814776162
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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 through the complexity of these issues, making clear the ecological and political contexts that surround them, and laying the groundwork for future discussions. The seminal and forward-thinking twenty-two essays clearly illustrate that equitable treatment of citizens across racial and ethnic groups by police is one of the most critical components of a successful democracy, and that it is only when agents of social control are viewed as efficient, effective, and legitimate that citizens will comply with the laws that govern their society. The book includes an introduction by Robin S. Engel and contributions from leading scholars including Jeffrey A. Fagan, James J. Fyfe, Bernard E. Harcourt, Delores Jones-Brown, Ramiro Martínez, Jr., Karen F. Parker, Alex R. Piquero, Tom R. Tyler, Jerome H. Skolnick, Ronald Weitzer, and many others.

About the Author

Stephen K. Rice, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Seattle University. He is lead editor of Race, Ethnicity and Policing: New and Essential Readings (NYU Press). His scholarship has also appeared in outlets to include Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Policing, and the Journal of Quantitative Criminology.