A Critical Race Perspective of Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Males in the United States: Implications for Social Work

Moore, Samuel K.; Robinson, Michael A.; Clayton, Dewey M.; Adedoyin, A. Christson; Boamah, Daniel A.; Kyere, Eric; Harmon, Dana K.

doi:10.1891/2474-8684.2.1.33

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“…Critical race theory (CRT) originated out of legal studies and was inspired by social activists and academics, including W. E. B. DuBois, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Frantz Fanon, and the Black Panthers (Curry, 2020). The theory posits that racism is engrained within the infrastructure of social institutions (Siegel, 2020), including education, religion, healthcare, economics, housing, political arenas, and criminal justice, and attempts to maintain ideals of white supremacy by keeping melanated groups marginalized (Adedoyin et al, 2019;Curry, 2020;Moore et al, 2018). As noted by Janel George (2021), Khiarah Bridges observes the following: "CRT recognizes that racism is codified in law, embedded in structures, and woven into public policy".…”

Section: Critical Race Theory and Perpetrator Perspectivementioning

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Applying Medicine’s “Never Events” Model to Law Enforcement’s Disparate Killings of Black Male Civilians

Jones¹

2021

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Background: George Floyd's murder sparked nationwide and international shock, grief, and support, shedding long, overdue light on the need for dialogue and policy reform regarding how American black people are handled by police officers. Much of the outrage stems from the fact that officers have historically escaped any penalty for unjustly taking the lives of American black citizens. Purpose: Utilizing George Floyd's 2020 murder as a case study, this paper nests the perpetrator perspective within CRT's victim perspective to propose a model whose long-term goal is that continued practice of harshly penalizing reckless and murderous officers would aid in repairing some consequences associated with systemic racism within the criminal justice system. Research Method: The method described in this position paper is a model based on the medical system's "never events" policies called "Just N.O.". The proposed model is composed of four constructs and is tailored to law enforcement officers whose lives are not in danger when they kill civilians in their care.

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Section: Critical Race Theory and Perpetrator Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

“…As noted by Janel George (2021), Khiarah Bridges observes the following: "CRT recognizes that racism is codified in law, embedded in structures, and woven into public policy". According to Moore et al (2018), CRT includes the following tenets:…”

Section: Critical Race Theory and Perpetrator Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Applying Medicine’s “Never Events” Model to Law Enforcement’s Disparate Killings of Black Male Civilians

Jones¹

2021

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“…A recent study found that the leading cause of death of young Black males in the United States was being killed by police (Khan, 2019). Public health advocates need to address the inhumane nature of police brutality and police killing of young Black males (Alang et al, 2017; Moore et al, 2018).…”

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Premature Deaths of Young Black Males in the United States

Jones-Eversley

Rice

Adedoyin

et al. 2020

Journal of Black Studies

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In the United States, generations of young Black males, ages 15 to 24 years, are prematurely dying from homicide and suicide. Between 1950 and 2010, the average death rate for young Black males due to homicide was 81.7 per 100,000 and suicide was 11.8 per 100,000. Ages 15 to 24 years are the intersecting developmental stages of adolescence and young adulthood when premature death should not be expected. The trauma and ceased procreation prospects stemming from Black males’ premature deaths represent a public health crisis in America. Heightened public health approaches are needed to bring attention to a young racial-gender group that is dying five to six decades prior to their life expectancy. The mass suicide-homicide killings, premature deaths, and death disparities among young Black males, ages 15 to 24, in the United States is not a paranoid propaganda. It is undeniably a disturbing public health crisis that requires an urgent national response to reverse and ultimately eradicate the premature death of young Black males.

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“…The discomfort that many feel around the subject of slavery can be explained in part by the dehumanizing and holocaustic nature of this enterprise [41]. While the dehumanization and trauma that characterized slavery and colonization of the people of African descent and continue to do so (see [16,29,43,44]) are indisputable, they do not fully account for the significance of slavery and colonialism. Slavery, an enterprise employed for the development of the United States and Europe, also depicts the entrepreneurial, technological, irrigation skills, innovation, and the ingenuity of the people of African descent [5,45].…”

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The Role of Social Work Education in Fostering Empowerment of People of African Descent: The Significance of the History of Slavery and Colonialism

Kyere¹,

Khandare²

2020

Global Social Work - Cutting Edge Issues and Critical Reflections

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Both historical and contemporary accounts suggest that Africa has been and continues to be a significant player in global affairs through its supply of valued resources in the form of human capital, rich cultural heritage and mineral resources, including gold, diamond, oil, and vast lasnd mass. Indeed, the tremendous resources (both human and natural) and opportunities that Africa and its people possess are what attracted European powers to the continent for exploitation through slavery and colonization. Although, in theory, African countries have achieved independence, the process of geopolitical retreat of European or Western control of African states, has failed to achieve decoloniality in Africa and among descendants of Africa. Guided by empowerment and strength perspective, the chapter applies observations and critical dialog to contend that for an empowering and transformative social work education and practice in Africa and with African descents to occur, the history and narratives around transatlantic slavery trade (TST) and colonialism need to be a critical component of the discourse of social work education and practice.

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A Critical Race Perspective of Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Males in the United States: Implications for Social Work

Cited by 39 publications

References 26 publications

Applying Medicine’s “Never Events” Model to Law Enforcement’s Disparate Killings of Black Male Civilians

Applying Medicine’s “Never Events” Model to Law Enforcement’s Disparate Killings of Black Male Civilians

Premature Deaths of Young Black Males in the United States

The Role of Social Work Education in Fostering Empowerment of People of African Descent: The Significance of the History of Slavery and Colonialism

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