Ignoring the Past: Coverage of Slavery and Slave Patrols in Criminal Justice Texts

Turner, Keith; Giacopassi, David; Vandiver, Margaret

doi:10.1080/10511250500335627

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“…Nonetheless, we reiterate a few powerful tools for decreasing the divide between the agents of law enforcement and Black male targets. Though historically police and Black American civilians have not been especially collaborative (Turner, Giacopassi, & Vandiver, 2006), law enforcement agencies should become more intentional in partnering with the citizens in the communities they are responsible for serving. This offers greater opportunities for positive two-way communication, interaction, and accountability.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Black and blue: Exploring racial bias and law enforcement in the killings of unarmed black male civilians.

Hall

Perry

2016

American Psychologist

121

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In late 2014, a series of highly publicized police killings of unarmed Black male civilians in the United States prompted large-scale social turmoil. In the current review, we dissect the psychological antecedents of these killings and explain how the nature of police work may attract officers with distinct characteristics that may make them especially well-primed for negative interactions with Black male civilians. We use media reports to contextualize the precipitating events of the social unrest as we ground our explanations in theory and empirical research from social psychology and industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology. To isolate some of the key mechanisms at play, we disentangle racial bias (e.g., stereotyping processes) from common characteristics of law enforcement agents (e.g., social dominance orientation), while also addressing the interaction between racial bias and policing. By separating the moving parts of the phenomenon, we provide a more fine-grained analysis of the factors that may have contributed to the killings. In doing so, we endeavor to more effectively identify and develop solutions to eradicate excessive use of force during interactions between "Black" (unarmed Black male civilians) and "Blue" (law enforcement).

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Section: Limitations and Future Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Black and blue: Exploring racial bias and law enforcement in the killings of unarmed black male civilians.

Hall

Perry

2016

American Psychologist

121

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“…7. A similar erasure occurs in introductory criminal justice texts, where the origins of U.S. police institutions in early slave patrols is seldom given considerable attention (Turner et al 2006). These oversights encourage a view of racial police outcomes as aberrations rather than a product of their genealogy.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Slave patrols, first used in 1704 and continuing until 1861 (Vila and Morris 1999: 14), and later the agencies tasked with enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 were the primary influences on U.S. police (Reichel 1988;Turner et al 2006;Walker and Katz 2010). Additionally, a strong tradition of citizen vigilantism both influenced the conceptualisation of social disorder and how it would be policed (Skolnick and Fyfe 1993).…”

Section: Policing the Herrenvolk Democracymentioning

confidence: 99%

Fabricating the Color Line in a White Democracy: From Slave Catchers to Petty Sovereigns

Brucato¹

2014

Theoria

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Though states are founded in and dependent on successfully claiming a monopoly on the use of violent force and the certification of citizenship, these means suggest particular ends: the production of the social order. Police have the primary mandate to produce order and administer poverty. From a new abolitionist perspective, the particular social order of the U.S. is unique. The white race was founded through the production and maintenance of the color line and performed through a cross-class alliance of whites. Policing is deeply implicated in these processes. A historical account of police during the Herrenvolk era is provided. Finally, the persistence of racist policing is explained in light of a now officially color-blind political order, with officers functioning as petty sovereigns in a neoliberal era.

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“…Slave patrols are a dark aspect of American history that predate the formation of the United States of America and modern policing. The first slave patrols originated in South Carolina in 1704 (Turner, Giacopassi, & Vandiver, 2006), over 70 years before the Declaration of Independence. In 1837 the slave patrol in Charleston, South Carolina, had approximately 100 individuals, which was larger than any northern police force at the time (Walker & Katz, 2013).…”

Section: Racial Historymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…New York, Connecticut, and other colonies enacted laws to criminalize and control slaves (Kappeler, 2014). Turner et al (2006) noted that "the literature clearly establishes that a legally sanctioned law enforcement system existed in America before the Civil War for the express purpose of controlling the slave population and protecting the interests of slave owners"…”

Section: Racial Historymentioning

confidence: 99%

Shades of blue : an interpretative phenomological analysis of non-white police instructors regarding highly publicized uses of force by law enforcement

Ballard¹

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problems between police and communities of color such as incidents of abuse of authority, distrust, and expectations regarding the use of deadly force. The problems have persisted, if not intensified, over the years and warrant additional examination. The current context of policing in the United States is centered on racial issues. A quick internet search will locate countless controversial videos highlighting differences between the race of the officer and individuals involved in or present when the officer uses force. Research into race and the use of force by police has led to conclusions that either persons of color are more likely to engage in criminal activity and therefore interact more frequently with the police, or that police hold a biased view persons of color as threatening and therefore seek them out on a more regular basis (James, Klinger, & Vila, 2014). Additionally, Americans who are persons of color are less likely than White Americans to support the use of force by police (Halim & Stiles, 2001; Johnson & Kuhns, 2009; Thompson & Lee, 2004). Missing from these studies are the perspectives of officers of color in relation to these issues. This problem informs this study: police officers of color are uniquely situated in the relationship between law enforcement and persons of color. The purpose of this IPA study was to explore how seven police instructors of color experience the impact of high-profile and widely publicized incidents of the use of force on persons of color.

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Ignoring the Past: Coverage of Slavery and Slave Patrols in Criminal Justice Texts

Cited by 61 publications

References 18 publications

Black and blue: Exploring racial bias and law enforcement in the killings of unarmed black male civilians.

Black and blue: Exploring racial bias and law enforcement in the killings of unarmed black male civilians.

Fabricating the Color Line in a White Democracy: From Slave Catchers to Petty Sovereigns

Shades of blue : an interpretative phenomological analysis of non-white police instructors regarding highly publicized uses of force by law enforcement

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