Law Enforcement in the Age of Black Lives Matter

Sandra E. Weissinger is assistant professor of sociology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Dwayne A. Mack is professor of history at Berea College.

• IntroductionSandra E. Weissinger and Dwayne A. Mack1. Policing with Impunity: Racialized Policing in the 21st Century Dwayne A. Mack and Felicia W. Mack2 Police Use of Force: Practices, Policies, and the LawWornie Reed3 The Psychological Impact of Policing on African American StudentsAshley N. Hurst, Marlon L. Bailey, Nolan Krueger, Ramya Garba, and Kevin Cokley4 Criminalizing Hope: Policing Latino/a Immigrant Bodies for ProfitNayeli Y. Chavez-Dueñas and Hector Y. Adames5 Strengthening the Sanctuary: Institutional Policies to Support DACA StudentsDee Hill-Zuganelli and F. Tyler Sergent6 Sexual Assault (Threat): Policing Brown Women’s Bodies on the Mexico-U.S. BorderRebecca G. Martínez7 “They Don’t Really Care about Us”: Policing Black and Brown Lives and FuturesDerrick R. Brooms 8 To Protect and Serve: Examining Race, Law Enforcement Culture and Social Work Practice Shakira A. Kennedy, Folusho Otuyelu, and Warren K. Graham9 Leaders are Dealers in Hope: A Look at the Intentional Actions Called for in the Forward through Ferguson Report Sandra E. Weissinger10 Unfriending the Policing Culture: The Reawakened Black ConsciousnessTony Gaskew

Although many aspects of law enforcement in its function of social control have been well documented, much less analyzed are the mechanisms, beliefs, and ideologies that govern police policies, enforcement, discourse, and, by extension, the minority experience, particularly of black and brown people. Seeking active engagement, reform, and social justice in the age of Black Lives Matter, Weissinger and Mack masterfully document one of the country’s most consequential historical issues—social and criminal injustice by the criminal justice system, particularly in police institutions. Contributing authors vividly assess and masterfully delineate the historical, social, legal, philosophical, and ideological forces shaping and reshaping the black and Latino/a experience with police and the mainstream US. In the current highly charged political climate, the book is a timely education in policing minority communities and race/ethnic relations and vital for sociology, history, ethnic/minority studies, and criminal justice collections. Definitely a must read for anyone interested in better understanding the black and brown experience with police in the US and for those vested in positive transformation as Americans strive for better lives, a better future.Summing Up: Highly recommended. All public and academic levels/libraries.