British Journal of Criminology Advance Access originally published online on October 13, 2005
British Journal of Criminology 2006 46(4):613-640; doi:10.1093/bjc/azi093
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The British Journal of Criminology 46:613-640 (2006)
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Young Black Men and Urban Policing in the United States
* University of Missouri-St Louis, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St Louis, MI 63121–4499, USA; brunsonr{at}umsl.edu.
People of colour living in disadvantaged urban communities have been shown to be the disproportionate recipients of both proactive policing strategies and various forms of police misconduct. As a consequence, a growing body of research has begun to examine the relationship between blacks’ experiences with the police and their perceptions of police legitimacy. While urban minority young men are primary recipients of proactive policing efforts, few studies have examined in depth their particular experiences with the police. Drawing from a broader qualitative study of violence in the lives of African-American youths from a distressed urban community, this paper examines 40 young men’s experiences with and perceptions of police harassment and misconduct. Our findings highlight young men’s sense of themselves as symbolic assailants in the eyes of the police, suggest the importance of measuring the impact of accumulated negative experiences to better understand minority/police relations, and add additional currency to recent findings on the significance of procedural justice.
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