The Impact of Police Shootings in the United States on Police-Community Relations

2019 ◽  
pp. 105-124
Author(s):  
Hasan Arslan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Police Shootings ◽  
Police Community Relations ◽  
The Impact

Race, Structural Predictors, and Police Shootings: Are There Differences Across Official and “Unofficial” Accounts of Lethal Force?

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Gray ◽  
Karen F. Parker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Racial Differences ◽  
The United States ◽  
Police Violence ◽  
Lethal Force ◽  
Police Shootings ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Official Records ◽  
Official Data

Police shootings have received considerable attention recently. While official data have often been used to capture police use of lethal force, “unofficial” databases have been developed to document lethal force patterns throughout the United States. Thus, it is now possible to systematically compare databases, exploring racial differences and potential causes, which is important given longstanding criticisms of official records. Here, we examine police shootings using Mapping Police Violence and Supplemental Homicide Reports data and investigate the impact of commonly used structural predictors on race-specific police shootings. Significant differences are revealed across official and unofficial databases, particularly by race. We conclude that the data used to estimate police shootings matter, which has key implications for future work on this important topic.

"Taking Away the Occasion for Violence": The Quaker Peace Testimony and Law Enforcement in the Justice and Policy Studies Department at Guilford College

JCSCORE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-133
Author(s):  
Jane K. Fernandes ◽  
Hollyce "Sherry" Giles ◽  
Barbara J. Lawrence ◽  
James E. Hinson ◽  
Wesley Morris
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Police Department ◽  
The United States ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Police Community Relations ◽  
Southern City

The mid-sized southern city of Greensboro, North Carolina has not been spared from the crisis in policing gripping the United States. The city has a history of racial conflict and violence involving the police, most notably the 1979 Massacre where five anti-Klan protestors were killed by Neo-Nazi and Klan members. It is also the site of renowned movements for social justice; in 1961, four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University freshmen sparked the Sit-In movement, and in 2005, the first Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the United States, which addressed the Massacre, took place in Greensboro. Through partnerships with activists, police, and other community members, the Justice and Policy Studies Department (JPS) at Guilford College works to strengthen police-community relations in Greensboro. The Quaker peace testimony, which calls for “taking away the occasion for violence,” inspires and guides these efforts. This article explores the ways that JPS and its community partners prepare students to take away the occasion for violence in policing and the criminal justice system. Guilford’s president, two JPS professors, a Deputy Chief of the Greensboro Police Department and a community organizer with the Beloved Community Center share their insights regarding this critical topic.

Citizen Police Academies: An Analysis of Enhanced Police-Community Relations among Citizen Attendees

2007 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Breen ◽  
Brian R. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Police Community Relations ◽  
Sheriff's Department

One current initiative used by many police agencies across the United States to foster better police-community relations is the Citizen's Police Academy (CPA). While CPAs lack a precise academic definition, they can be considered to be a planned programme created by law enforcement agencies to educate their citizens on police operations and management. Over the last 20 years, CPA programmes have rapidly expanded among police agencies in the United States, where it is estimated that approximately 15% of all police agencies have some type of these programmes. This article expands upon the limited research on CPAs by analysing their impact on attendees. Specifically, this article explores changes in the attitudes of 48 CPA attendees who completed a 12-week/36-hour CPA programme at a Sheriff's Department in the state of Michigan. Based on the analysis of pre- and post-test responses, this study found that this particular CPA had a positive impact on the attendees' attitudes towards the police, and their understanding of police operations, crime, and quality-of-life issues in their community.

Wrestling with 9/11: Immigrant Perceptions and Perceptions of Immigrants

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Brettell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Asian Indians ◽  
World Trade Center ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fort Worth ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Immigrant Populations ◽  
Trade Center ◽  
The Impact

Soon after 9/11 a research project to study new immigration into the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area got under way. In the questionnaire that was administered to 600 immigrants across five different immigrant populations (Asian Indians, Vietnamese, Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Nigerians) between 2003 and 2005 we decided to include a question about the impact of 9/11 on their lives. We asked: “How has the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 affected your position as an immigrant in the United States?” This article analyzes the responses to this question, looking at similarities and differences across different immigrant populations. It also addresses the broader issue of how 9/11 has affected both immigration policy and attitudes toward the foreign-born in the United States. 

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