U.S. Policing as Racialized Violence and Control: A Qualitative Assessment of Black Narratives from Ferguson, Missouri

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-10-2021

Journal / Book Title

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Abstract

U.S. policing has long been captured within a master narrative of colorblind consensus; however, distinct lived experiences between community groups depict grave disparities in law enforcement experiences and perceptions. Orthodox conceptions of law enforcement ultimately silence marginalized voices disproportionately affected by negative contacts with law enforcement. Centering data in critical theory, this study will present thematic results from semi-interviews gathered in Ferguson, M.O., during a critical ethnographic research project. Themes reveal experiences and perceptions of racialized and violent policing, the unique position of Black officers, and regard for the impact police have on children. Results also help to foreground new epistemic frameworks for contextualizing the U.S. policing along racial and geographic contours.

DOI

10.1080/15377938.2021.1972890

Published Citation

Williams, J. M. (2021). U.S. policing as racialized violence and control: a qualitative assessment of black narratives from Ferguson, Missouri. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 19(3–4), 267–290. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377938.2021.1972890

This document is currently not available here.

Link to Publisher
Link at MSU

Share

COinS