Police and the Unarmed Black Male Crisis (eBook, PDF)

Advancing Effective Prevention Strategies
Redaktion: Moore, Sharon E.; Robinson, Michael A.; Adedoyin, A. Christson

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an in-depth and critical analysis of police brutality and the killing of unarmed black males in the United States of America. It also provides solution-based recommendations for how this problem might be rectified. It was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351602013
• Artikelnr.: 57413573

Autorenporträt

Sharon E. Moore is Professor of Social Work in the Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville, USA. Her primary research is related to African American faculty at Predominantly White Institutions, as well as issues that affect Black males. She is a national trainer on human diversity issues. A. Christson Adedoyin is an Associate Professor of Social Work in the Department of Social Work at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. His research interests include church-based social work; the integration of faith and learning; the nexus of religion/spirituality in addressing socio-economic, educational, and health disparities among African Americans; and African immigrants. Michael A. Robinson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia, USA. His research interests address the health and well-being of African Americans, and other underserved populations, particularly in relation to substance abuse and mental disorders.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - A Discourse on Police Shooting of Unarmed Black Males:
Advancing Novel Prevention and Intervention Strategies Part I: The
historical context and contemporary evidence of police brutality of unarmed
Black people in the United States 1. A death to justice (The shooting of
Michael Brown-Summer 2014) 2. From "brute" to "thug:" The demonization and
criminalization of unarmed Black male victims in America 3. Police
shootings of unarmed African American males: A systematic review Part II:
The impact of police aggression on Blacks' well-being across the lifespan
4. Police killings of unarmed Black people: Centering race and racism in
human behavior and the social environment content 5. Parenting while
powerless: Consequences of "the talk" 6. The nation's unprotected children
and the ghost of Mike Brown, or the impact of national police killings on
the health and social development of African American boys 7. The death of
Black males: The unmasking of cultural competence and oppressive practices
in a micro-aggressive environment Part III: Novel prevention and
intervention strategies 8. EVIP-Edutainment violence
intervention/prevention model 9. "Hands up, don't shoot" or shut up and
play ball? Fan-generated media views of the Ferguson Five 10. "Police took
my homie I dedicate my life 2 his revenge": Twitter tensions between
gang-involved youth and police in Chicago Part IV: Advancing a cordial
relationship between police and Black communities 11. Law enforcement
perceptions of their relationship with community: Law enforcement surveys
and community focus groups 12. An authentic discourse: Recentering race and
racism as factors that contribute to police violence against unarmed Black
or African American men 13. Vile vigilance: An integrated theoretical
framework for understanding the state of Black surveillance Part V:
Equipping the next generation of scholars and professionals 14.
Police-involved homicide of unarmed Black males: Observations by Black
scholars in the midst of the April 2015 Baltimore uprising 15. "I can't
breathe": A case study-Helping Black men cope with race-related trauma
stemming from police killing and brutality 16. Hands up-Don't shoot: Police
shooting of young Black males: Implications for social work and human
services