SuitabookRace and policing
Duchess Harris, Rebecca Rissman
- Reading
- Read together in sections, pausing at chapter headings to connect each topic to the book’s historical context. Use the glossary or essential-facts section when a term needs unpacking.
- Themes
- History and present-day policing: The book links recent incidents involving minorities with historical institutions and laws, and includes chapters on segregation and the fight for equal rights. Its historical and institutional framing connects past laws and segregation with present-day policing.
- Worth knowing
- The book addresses minorities being mistreated or dying in police custody, as well as racism and discrimination in law enforcement; these topics may invite a thoughtful check-in.