Racial tension, public mistrust, and policing: Insights from police leaders in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV)- a research note

This paper presents preliminary insights from police leaders in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), a southwestern border region of the United States. Perceptions among minority police leaders with respect to minority-police interactions have received little attention. To better understand the perceptions...

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Autor principal: Dawkins-Cavazos, Marika (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2022
En: Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice
Año: 2022, Volumen: 20, Número: 3, Páginas: 248-269
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
racial tension
public mistrust
Police leaders
Minorities
Hispanics
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Sumario:This paper presents preliminary insights from police leaders in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV), a southwestern border region of the United States. Perceptions among minority police leaders with respect to minority-police interactions have received little attention. To better understand the perceptions of minority police leaders, this study focused on whether police leaders in a predominantly Hispanic region of the country perceive that racial tensions influence police-community interactions. Using a purposive sample of 29 police leaders, preliminary results suggest that recent high-profile incidents have had some impact on how officers do their jobs. Implications for public policy and suggestions for future studies are discussed.
ISSN:1537-7946
DOI:10.1080/15377938.2022.2102561