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050  00  $aHV8138$b.B556 2004
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100  1   $aBolton, Kenneth,$d1959-
245  10  $aBlack in blue :$bAfrican-American police officers
         and racism /$cKenneth Bolton Jr. and Joe R. Feagin.
260      $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2004.
300      $a289 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504      $aIncludes bibliographical references (p.
         [277]-284) and index.
505  0   $aBlack in blue -- Everyday racism on the force --
         Problems of the white mind : perspectives of black officers
         -- Racial barriers in police departments -- A hostile racial
         climate -- Black officers transform policing -- A better
         future for all Americans.
520      $aThis book describes the accounts of 50
         African-American police officers in 16 different law
         enforcement agencies in the Sunbelt. These police officers
         negotiate difficult organizational pathways designed to
         exclude or marginalize them. They must constantly prove
         themselves worthy to the many Whites that view them as
         unworthy. As they try to make policing fairer for residents
         of Black communities, their fellow White officers often view
         them as radicals, while some members of Black communities
         perceive them to be traitors. As Black officers have become
         more numerous and vocal in many police agencies across the
         country, both White researchers and public commentators have
         generally ignored them and their impact. Black police
         officers in historically White police agencies are a
         relatively new reality in United States society. Chapter 1
         describes the history of discrimination in policing, a brief
         history of Black police officers, and the systemic character
         of everyday racism. Chapter 2 discusses the acquisition of
         knowledge about everyday racism, civil rights struggles, and
         lessons about racism from policing in Black communities,
         religious and educational settings, employment settings, and
         the mass media. Chapter 2 also discusses the geographical
         and demographic variations of racism. In chapter 3, cultural
         stereotyping, White notions of Black criminality, the
         denigration of Black personality, and the questioning of
         racism among Whites are all discussed. The racial barriers
         in police departments are detailed in chapter 4. Among the
         barriers are White networking in the workplace, recruitment
         and hiring, training and promotional, and assignments and
         authority. Deception and isolation, and discrimination in
         pay and benefits are also discussed. The hostile, racial
         climate within police agencies is described in chapter 5.
         The importance of Black officer background and self esteem
         are emphasized in chapter 6. Chapter 7 discusses the future
         of Black police officers.
650   0  $aAfrican American police.
650   0  $aDiscrimination in employment$zUnited States.
650   0  $aOccupations and race.
700  1   $aFeagin, Joe R.
856  41  $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/
         ecip047/2003017150.html$zView the table of contents