Policing and Race in America

James D. Ward teaches in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University-Newark.

• Part I: Political Challenges1.Policing and Race in America: Economic, Political, and Social DynamicsJames D. Ward2.What to Do When the Yelling Stops: How Black Lives Matter Can Have Lasting ImpactDonomic Bearfield, Robert Maranto, and Ian Kingsbury3.Contemporary Police and Minorities in the United States: Causes, Theories, and SolutionsJohn Eterno and Christine Barrow4.Leveraging the Intersection of Politics, Problem and Policy in Organizational and Social Change: An Historical Analysis of the Detroit, Los Angeles, and Atlanta Police DepartmentsAndrew J. Grandage, Britt S. Aliperti and Brian N. Williams5.Policy Feedback: Government Skepticism Trickling from Immigration to Matters of HealthVanessa Cruz Nichols, Alana M.W. LeBron, and Francisco I. PedrazaPart II: Economic Realities6.What Have We Learned about Incarceration and Race? Lessons from 30 years of ResearchSamuel L. Myers, Jr.7.Should More Law Enforcement be the Answer to Crime?Ronald Zullo8.Punishing Members of Disadvantaged Minority Groups for Calling 911Barry D. Friedman and Maria J. AlboPart III: Social Ramifications9.Check Your Bubble! Mindful Intersections of Trauma and Community PolicingSharlene Graham Boltz10.Assessing Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Consequences of Police Use of ForceJared Ellison and Benjamin Steiner11.Bridging the Safety Divide Through Technology to Improve the Partnership between Students and Campus Law Enforcement: An “App” OpportunityEdward Dillon, Brian N. Williams, Seong C. Kang, Juan E. Gilbert, Julian Brinkley, and Dekita Moon. 12.Community Policing as a Solution: What is the Evidence?Lauren Edwards and Ian Klein13.Developing a Comparativist Ethics for the Evaluative Study of Racialized Police ViolenceMario A. Rivera and James D. WardConclusion: Reflections on Realities, Challenges, and RamificationsJames D. Ward

This valuable collection shows how racial disparities in police stops, police shootings, and other law enforcement activities grow from deep institutional patterns in policing and urban governance, challenging public administration scholars and practitioners alike to think more deeply and act with greater determination to address one of the most troubling and important problems of our time.