- Title Pages
- Introduction
- Overview
- Introduction to Part I
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Chapter 1 A Sketch of the Policeman’s Working Personality -
Chapter 2 Driving While Black -
Chapter 3 The Stories, the Statistics, and the Law -
Chapter 4 Legitimacy and Cooperation -
Chapter 5 Race and Policing in Different Ecological Contexts -
Chapter 6 Racially Biased Policing - Introduction to Part II
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Chapter 7 Methods for Assessing Racially Biased Policing -
Chapter 8 Using Geographic Information Systems to Study Race, Crime, and Policing -
Chapter 9 Beyond Stop Rates -
Chapter 10 State of the Science in Racial Profiling Research - Introduction to Part III
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Chapter 11 Driving While Black -
Chapter 12 Citizens’ Demeanor, Race, and Traffic Stops -
Chapter 13 Street Stops and Broken Windows Revisited -
Chapter 14 Community Characteristics and Police Search Rates -
Chapter 15 Blind Justice -
Chapter 16 Race, Bias, and Police Use of the TASER - Introduction to Part IV
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Chapter 17 Space, Place, and Immigration -
Chapter 18 Revisiting the Role of Latinos and Immigrants in Police Research -
Chapter 19 New Avenues for Profiling and Bias Research -
Chapter 20 Preventing Racially Biased Policing through Internal and External Controls -
Chapter 21 Democratic Policing -
Chapter 22 Moving Beyond Profiling - About the Contributors
- Index
Beyond Stop Rates
Beyond Stop Rates
Using Qualitative Methods to Examine Racially Biased Policing
- Chapter:
- (p.221) Chapter 9 Beyond Stop Rates
- Source:
- Race, Ethnicity, and Policing
- Author(s):
Rod K. Brunson
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
This chapter highlights weaknesses in existing methodologies and data on police behavior. It argues that researchers have failed to adequately employ qualitative methodologies that can provide a better understanding of the range of experiences that may influence individuals' attitudes toward the police. Official statistics, such as traffic stop data, fail to account for the complexity of police–minority citizen interactions, and provide little insight into what actually occurs during the traffic stop. The chapter reveals the findings of interviews with forty African American young men from disadvantaged neighborhoods in St. Louis, and concludes by underscoring the importance of capturing the “lived experiences” of individuals who are victims of racially biased policing.
Keywords: police behavior, qualitative methodologies, traffic stop data, police interactions, minority citizens, lived experiences, racially biased policing
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- Title Pages
- Introduction
- Overview
- Introduction to Part I
-
Chapter 1 A Sketch of the Policeman’s Working Personality -
Chapter 2 Driving While Black -
Chapter 3 The Stories, the Statistics, and the Law -
Chapter 4 Legitimacy and Cooperation -
Chapter 5 Race and Policing in Different Ecological Contexts -
Chapter 6 Racially Biased Policing - Introduction to Part II
-
Chapter 7 Methods for Assessing Racially Biased Policing -
Chapter 8 Using Geographic Information Systems to Study Race, Crime, and Policing -
Chapter 9 Beyond Stop Rates -
Chapter 10 State of the Science in Racial Profiling Research - Introduction to Part III
-
Chapter 11 Driving While Black -
Chapter 12 Citizens’ Demeanor, Race, and Traffic Stops -
Chapter 13 Street Stops and Broken Windows Revisited -
Chapter 14 Community Characteristics and Police Search Rates -
Chapter 15 Blind Justice -
Chapter 16 Race, Bias, and Police Use of the TASER - Introduction to Part IV
-
Chapter 17 Space, Place, and Immigration -
Chapter 18 Revisiting the Role of Latinos and Immigrants in Police Research -
Chapter 19 New Avenues for Profiling and Bias Research -
Chapter 20 Preventing Racially Biased Policing through Internal and External Controls -
Chapter 21 Democratic Policing -
Chapter 22 Moving Beyond Profiling - About the Contributors
- Index
