This book provides readers with insight into the intellectual,
emotional, and social challenges experienced by law enforcement
personnel while simultaneously challenging readers to understand
the need to hold law enforcement responsible when they violate
legal codes of conduct. Relationships between law enforcement and
minority cultures in the United States have historically been
filled with tension. These relationships continue to be strained
due to multiple high-profile shootings of unarmed minorities by
police officers. Outrage over these incidents has launched local
and national demonstrations protesting police brutality and
militarization of law enforcement. Such demonstrations have also
renewed conversations about the inherent value of black and brown
lives. One of the main questions facing our nation is "What needs
to occur for there to be peace between minority cultures and law
enforcement?" Exploring some of the historic reasons for the
divisions between law enforcement and minority cultures, this book
is informed by the author's experiences growing up as a black child
in St. Louis, MO, where he ultimately served simultaneously as a
pastor of an urban congregation and as an officer who patrolled two
of the city's most dangerous neighborhoods. Writing from his
experiences, the author illuminates the temptations officers
regularly face when interacting with minority cultures. He also
provides solutions that faith-based communities can adopt to help
law enforcement to do their jobs in more equitable ways.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2019 |
Authors: |
Terrell Carter
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
152 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4408-6636-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4408-6636-8 |
Barcode: |
9781440866364 |
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