RACE AND POLICING.

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  • Author(s): Leitzel, Jim
  • Source:
    Society. Mar/Apr2001, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p38-42. 5p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      RACE; POLICE; CRIME; RACISM; SOCIAL problems
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      This article focuses on the issue of race and policing in the U.S. It was reported that serious crime has declined by more than 20 percent since 1991 as of 2001. The murder rate in 1999 was lower than in every year since 1966. The drop in crime rate and improvements in public spaces was attributed to the aggressive quality-of-life policing. These successes, however, are tarnished by ongoing controversy concerning the role of race in policing. Given the success evidenced by falling crime rates, it might be thought that the way forward in crime control is to continue with present policing strategies, while redoubling efforts to eliminate the abuses of racist and brutal police. The characterization of racial disparities in policing as a problem in itself was said to be misguided. Racial disparities in policing exist since race is used as one of the indicators in criminal profiling.