Police and the Unarmed Black Male Crisis

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.

• 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