SuitabookRace and policing
Duchess Harris, Rebecca Rissman
- Reading
- Read a chapter at a time, using the glossary when terms are unfamiliar. Pause after difficult topics and invite the reader to distinguish historical background, current incidents and proposed improvements.
- Themes
- Race and policing: The book examines race and racism in American daily life and policing, including incidents of mistreatment and death in custody. It is presented as an examination of the issue, with attention to historical context and efforts to improve relationships; a specific argument or conclusion is not established.
- History and equal rights: Chapter headings cover separation and segregation, and police in the fight for equal rights. The book places policing within a historical account; the headings alone do not establish how it evaluates particular institutions or events.
- Improving communication and relationships: The overview says the book explores what police departments and communities are doing to improve communication and relationships. Improvement efforts are included as a topic, but the book's assessment of their value or effectiveness is not established.
- Worth knowing
- The subject includes racism, discrimination in law enforcement, mistreatment and deaths in police custody, and fear. A reader may want space to pause or talk through these topics.