Race, Ethnicity, and Policing: New and Essential Readings

by Stephen K. Rice, Michael D. White

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814776155
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	03/15/2010
Pages:	542
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

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

Michael D. White (Editor)
Michael D. White is Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State Universityand the Associate Director of ASU’s Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety. He is co-author of Cops, Cameras, and Crisis: The Potential and the Perils of Police Body-Worn Cameras (2020); Stop and Frisk: The Use and Abuse of a Controversial Policing Tactic (2016); and Jammed Up: Bad Cops, Police Misconduct, and the New York City Police Department (2013).

Table of Contents

Introduction Robin S. Engel 1

Overview Stephen K. Rice Michael D. White 7

Part I The Context

Introduction to Part I Stephen K. Rice 11

1 A Sketch of the Policeman's Working Personality Jerome H. Skolnick 15

2 Driving While Black: A Statistician Proves That Prejudice Still Rules the Road John Lamberth 32

3 The Stories, the Statistics, and the Law: Why "Driving While Black" Matters David A. Harris 36

4 Legitimacy and Cooperation: Why Do People Help the Police Fight Crime in Their Communities? Tom R. Tyler Jeffrey A. Fagan 84

5 Race and Policing in Different Ecological Contexts Ronald Weitzer 118

6 Racially Biased Policing: A Review of the Judicial and Legislative Literature Delores Jones-Brown Brian A. Maule 140

Part II The Methods

Introduction to Part II Michael D. White 177

7 Methods for Assessing Racially Biased Policing Greg Ridgeway John MacDonald 180

8 Using Geographic Information Systems to Study Race, Crime, and Policing Matt R. Nobles 205

9 Beyond Stop Rates: Using Qualitative Methods to Examine Racially Biased Policing Rod K. Brunson 221

10 State of the Science in Racial Profiling Research: Substantive and Methodological Considerations Meaghan Paulhamus Robert J.Kane Alex R. Piquero 239

Part III The Research

Introduction to Part III Michael D. White 261

11 Driving While Black: Bias Processes and Racial Disparity in Police Stops Patricia Warren Donald Tomaskovic-Devey William R. Smith Matthew Zingraff Marcinda Mason 264

12 Citizens' Demeanor, Race, and Traffic Stops Robin S. Engel Charles F. Klahm IV Rob Tillyer 287

13 Street Stops and Broken Windows Revisited: The Demography and Logic of Proactive Policing in a Safe and Changing City Jeffrey A. Fagan Amanda Geller Garth Davies Valerie West 309

14 Community Characteristics and Police Search Rates: Accounting for the Ethnic Diversity of Urban Areas in the Study of Black, White, and Hispanic Searches Karen F. Parker Erin C. Lane Geoffrey P. Alpert 349

15 Blind Justice: Police Shootings in Memphis James J. Fyfe 368

16 Race, Bias, and Police Use of the TASER: Exploring the Available Evidence Michael D. White Jessica Saunders 382

Part IV The Future

Introduction to Part IV Stephen K. Rice 407

17 Space, Place, and Immigration: New Directions for Research on Police Stops Brian J. Stults Karen F. Parker Erin C. Lane 411

18 Revisiting the Role of Latinos and Immigrants in Police Research Ramiro Mart?nez Jr. 435

19 New Avenues for Profiling and Bias Research: The Question of Muslim Americans Stephen K. Rice William S. Parkin 450

20 Preventing Racially Biased Policing through Internal and External Controls: The Comprehensive Accountability Package Michael D. White 468

21 Democratic Policing: How Would We Know It If We Saw It? Matthew J. Hickman 489

22 Moving Beyond Profiling: The Virtues of Randomization Bernard E. Harcourt 505

About the Contributors 525

Index 529

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This timely and comprehensive volume sheds badly-needed light on the complex interaction between police and communities of color. Few issues rank higher on the nation's justice reform agenda. Get it right, and we enhance police legitimacy and reduce crime; get it wrong, and we create inner city tinderboxes. This formidable compendium of scholarship will help us get it right.”
-Jeremy Travis,President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

“This timely volume brings together the leading scholars on the topic of race, ethnicity and policing in one collection. The selections provide a solid, evidence based treatment of the key criminal justice issue of our time.”
-Scott H. Decker,co-author of Confronting Gangs: Crime and Community

Editorial Reviews

"This timely and comprehensive volume sheds badly-needed light on the complex interaction between police and communities of color. Few issues rank higher on the nation's justice reform agenda. Get it right, and we enhance police legitimacy and reduce crime; get it wrong, and we create inner city tinderboxes. This formidable compendium of scholarship will help us get it right."

Jeremy Travis

"This timely volume brings together the leading scholars on the topic of race, ethnicity and policing in one collection. The selections provide a solid, evidence based treatment of the key criminal justice issue of our time."

Scott H. Decker