Matters of Communication and Aging

Giles, Howard; Gasiorek, Jessica; Davis, Shardé M.; Giles, Jane

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“…The relationships between the police and the public are a classic example of intergroup relations (see, e.g., Boivin et al, 2018;Molloy & Giles, 2002). In intergroup contexts, the way people perceive and interact with others is shaped heavily by their social or group identities and not just their own unique personal identities (Tajfel & Turner, 1986; see also, H. Giles & Walther, 2022). When a police officer stops a car and approaches the driver, the resulting conversation is based largely on the officer's identity as a police officer and the driver's identity as someone stopped by the police who is not free to leave (see, e.g., Lowrey-Kinberg, 2021).…”

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The police and those policed as intergroup par excellence: Current trends and future prospects

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Hill

2023

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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In many communities, certain segments of the population do not have trust and confidence in the police. These issues are particularly intense in some impoverished minority communities in which people are more likely to fear the police than to trust them. Much can be learned about the patterned dynamics between police and communities from the study of intergroup relations generally, and intergroup communication more specifically. Unfortunately, these phenomena have not yet been well studied from an intergroup perspective. In this prologue to the special issue, “The Police and the Policed,” we introduce contemporary trends in police–community relations from an intergroup perspective, and we provide a brief overview of the articles appearing in the special issue. We close by highlighting key take-aways from this collection, articulating a vision for future research on police–community relations from an intergroup perspective.

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