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008  030730s2004    nyua     b    001 0 eng  
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035      $a(OCoLC)ocm52799760
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050  00  $aHV8138$b.B556 2004
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049      $aSYBB
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.
520      $aThis book describes the accounts of 50
         African-American police officers in 16 different law
         enforcement agencies in the Sunbelt.  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.
994      $aX0$bSYB