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MINORITIES AND THE POLICE - CONFRONTATION IN AMERICA

NCJ Number
3087
Author(s)
D H BAYLEY; H MENDELSOHN
Date Published
1969
Length
209 pages
Annotation
THE HYPOTHESIS THAT THE NATURE OF RELATIONS BETWEEN POLICE AND CITIZENS CAN BEST BE UNDERSTOOD BY STUDYING THE CONSTRAINTS BEARING UPON BOTH IS EXAMINED.
Abstract
FORMATIVE FACTORS IN THE BEHAVIOR OF POLICE AND MINORITIES ARE EXPLORED AS ARE POLICE-MINORITY PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES. ONE SECTION FOCUSES ON VIOLENCE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISCOVER WHAT KINDS OF PERSONS LOOK MOST FAVORABLY UPON VIOLENCE AND WHAT TYPES OF SOLUTIONS DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT.