A Critical Race Theory Analysis of Institutional Racial Paralysis in Organizational Culture

Conyers, Addrain; Fields, Christina Wright

doi:10.1080/10999922.2020.1832365

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“…A number of literatures converge on the same logic as to why this might be the case, such as critical race theory, social dominance theory, and the theory of representative bureaucracy. Critical race theory tells us that our laws, institutions, and culture establish what we perceive as normal, such as race and subsequent racial disparities (e.g., Conyers & Wright Fields, 2021; Delgado & Stefancic, 2017; Gamal, 2016; Riccucci, 2021; Treviño et al, 2008). As it applies here, the police have been normalized to be considered by many Whites as a “neutral” institution that aims to help and protect its citizens and whose modal officer is white (and male).…”

Section: Who Responds To Representation?mentioning

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How police agency diversity, policies, and outcomes shape citizen trust and willingness to engage

Stauffer

Song

Shoub

2022

Policy Studies Journal

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While widespread agreement that policing in the United States needs to be reformed arose in the summer of 2020, little consensus about specific reforms was reached. A common theme that arose, however, is a general lack of trust in the police. One response has been to increase agency diversity in terms of both officer race and officer gender. However, important questions exist about when – and what type(s) of – diversity shape citizen trust in and willingness to cooperate with the police – especially when considered in conjunction with agency performance and policies. To answer these questions, we use two conjoint experiments to evaluate whether citizens consider diversity when evaluating police agencies. We find that while both racial and gender diversity can influence public evaluations sometimes, these effects tend to emerge in the context of only the most (least) diverse institutions and are muted compared to the effects of agency policies and performance.

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Section: Who Responds To Representation?mentioning

confidence: 99%

How police agency diversity, policies, and outcomes shape citizen trust and willingness to engage

Stauffer

Song

Shoub

2022

Policy Studies Journal

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“…Forester (2009, pp. 61–62) has observed that in urban planning conflicts in which there are racial divides, people of color often talk about “history,” and people of privilege often talk about “the event” in isolation; the response of people of privilege is often to be confused or angry over a focus on what seems to them to be the distant past and to express impatience and a desire to “move on.” Similarly, when BIPOC residents testified to a longstanding pattern of harassment of BIPOC residents by police, City officials' initial response was to dismiss these “stories” as anomalous, inconsistent with the reality they thought they understood and the comfort of organizational racial paralysis (Conyers & Wright Fields, 2020) that conceals a racialized status quo. What is different in this case, I believe, is that through the relationship‐building that their extended time together allowed them, the Task Force members cared for and believed the messengers who shared their stories about navigating the world with BIPOC identities.…”

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(De)Centering Whiteness through community dialogues about safety problems and solutions

Quick

2023

Public Administration Review

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What happens to problem‐solution pathways when racism is prominent in a public policy issue and a group of stakeholders—the majority of whom are White—dialogue about desired policy changes? I examine this question through a case study of community dialogues about policing, safety, race, and White privilege after Philando Castile was killed by a police officer. Through longitudinal, ethnographic analysis, I trace how a series of deliberative dialogues made White complicity in racism visible, leading to problem‐solution pathways expanding beyond an initial focus on policing reform to also incorporate White residents' making deeper commitments to anti‐racism and inclusion. This shift occurred through the sequencing of topics, slowing down the pace of problem definition, building relationships, dialogue norms and facilitation methodologies, and BIPOC participants' labor. I conclude with suggestions for more constructive democratic processes to support anti‐racist governance.

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“…Collectively and individually, the described tenets are used to analyze how systemic racism has manifested in policy, practice, and personnel (Conyers & Wright Fields, 2021;DeCuir & Dixson, 2004;Gillborn, 2013). As the utility of CRT expanded beyond legal analysis, sociologists introduced innovative applications of CRT within their subdisciplines.…”

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Through the Decades: Critical Race Theory and Pathways Forward in Sport Sociology Research

Howe,

Keaton,

Foster

et al. 2023

Sociology of Sport Journal

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Critical race theory (CRT) is a powerful framework and methodological tool for sport scholars and practitioners to incorporate into their work. While CRT tenets vary depending on discipline, individuals utilizing the framework understand the permanence of racism and how it is institutionalized within various social structures. In honor of the 40th year of the Sociology of Sport Journal, we conducted a review of the journal to assess how CRT has been used among sport sociologists. After reflecting on the 40-year history of Sociology of Sport Journal, we argue for the continued use of CRT and CRT extensions to fulfill the maximum potential of this foundational framework to achieve its goals of emancipation, social justice, and racial equity. We conclude by discussing the future of CRT in sport sociology research and practice in a post “racial reckoning” society, specifically within the U.S. context.

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A Critical Race Theory Analysis of Institutional Racial Paralysis in Organizational Culture

Cited by 16 publications

References 30 publications

How police agency diversity, policies, and outcomes shape citizen trust and willingness to engage

How police agency diversity, policies, and outcomes shape citizen trust and willingness to engage

(De)Centering Whiteness through community dialogues about safety problems and solutions

Through the Decades: Critical Race Theory and Pathways Forward in Sport Sociology Research

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