Race, Place, and Suburban Policing [electronic resource] : Too Close for Comfort
Boyles, Andrea S.
While considerable attention has been given to encounters between black citizens and police in urban communities, there have been limited analyses of such encounters in suburban settings. Race, Place, and Suburban Policing tells the full story of social injustice, racialized policing, nationally profiled shootings, and the ambiguousness of black life in a suburban context. Through compelling interviews, participant observation, and field notes from a marginalized black enclave located in a predominately white suburb, Andrea S. Boyles examines a fraught police-citizen interface, where blacks ar
Specialized.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Race, Place, and Policing in the United States; 2 "You're nothing but trash over here . . .": Black Faces in White Places; 3 There's a New Sheriff in Town: The Police Making Contact; 4 "It's the same song . . .": The Tragedies of Kevin Johnson and Charles "Cookie" Thornton; 5 The Road to Reconciliation; Conclusion and Discussion; Epilogue; Appendix: Study Participants; Notes; References; 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
While considerable attention has been given to encounters between black citizens and police in urban communities, there have been limited analyses of such encounters in suburban settings. Race, Place, and Suburban Policing tells the full story of social injustice, racialized policing, nationally profiled shootings, and the ambiguousness of black life in a suburban context. Through compelling interviews, participant observation, and field notes from a marginalized black enclave located in a predominately white suburb, Andrea S. Boyles examines a fraught police-citizen interface, where blacks ar
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 17, 2016).
African Americans -- Missouri -- Kirkwood -- Social conditions.
Police -- Missouri -- Kirkwood.
Police-community relations -- Missouri -- Kirkwood.
Racism in criminology -- Missouri -- Kirkwood.
Police-community relations
African Americans
Police
Racism in criminology
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency