RT Article
T1 The Debate over Police Reform: Examining Minority Support for Citizen Oversight and Resistance by Police Unions
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 35
IS 4
SP 184
OP 197
A1 Wilson, Steve
A2 Buckler, Kevin
LA English
YR 2010
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764202414
AB Researchers have argued that the creation of citizen oversight often involves debate between those that support its use and the police which do not. Police unions, for example, have a long history of objecting to the creation of oversight, especially during collective bargaining. Minority demands for police reform, on the other hand, can lend support for its implementation, especially after a highly publicized case of misconduct between the police and minority citizens. Using a retrospective approach, this study examined the extent to which these opposing forces influenced the existence of oversight. Findings suggest that departments that engage in collective bargaining were no more likely to use an oversight agency than departments that did not engage in collective bargaining. Cities with large percentages of African Americans, however, were more likely to have an existing oversight agency.
K1 Citizen oversight
K1 Group position thesis
K1 Collective Bargaining
K1 Police unions
DO 10.1007/s12103-010-9079-x