Police Use of Excessive Force Against African Americans - Historical Antecedents and Community Perceptions

Robertson and Chaney examine how the early antecedents of police brutality like plantation overseers, the lynching of African American males, early race riots, the Rodney King incident, and the Los Angeles Rampart Scandal have directly impacted the current relationship between communities of color and police.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Black People In America: A Legacy Of Maltreatment
Chapter 2: Early Antecedents of Police Brutality against African Americans
Chapter 3: Methodology
Chapter 4: College Student's Perceptions of Members of Law Enforcement
Chapter 5: Discussion

About the author

Ray V. Robertson is associate professor of sociology at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Cassandra D. Chaney is professor of child and family studies at Louisiana State University.

Summary

Robertson and Chaney examine how the early antecedents of police brutality like plantation overseers, the lynching of African American males, early race riots, the Rodney King incident, and the Los Angeles Rampart Scandal have directly impacted the current relationship between communities of color and police.

Product details

• Authors: Cassandra D. Chaney, Ray von Robertson, Ray Von Chaney Robertson
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781498539203
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3920-3
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Policing Perspectives and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century; Policing Perspectives and Chal
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology