Black Police, White Society / / Steven Leinen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Leinen, Steven,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1985]; ©1985
• Year of Publication: 1985
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; INTRODUCTION --; 1. DISCRIMINATION AND THE BLACK OFFICER --; Chapter One. Patterns of Discrimination --; Chapter Two. On the Job: Perceptions within the NTPD --; 2. WORKING RELATIONS BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE POLICE OFFICERS --; Chapter Three. Forces Favoring Improved Relations --; Chapter Four. Forces Against Improved Relations --; Chapter Five. Variable Nature of Police Race Relations --; 3. THE POLICE AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY --; Chapter Six. Images, Attitudes, and Expectations --; Chapter Seven. The Police Role in the Black Community --; CONCLUSIONS --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780814765036; 9783110716924
• DOI: 10.18574/nyu/9780814765036.001.0001
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Steven Leinen.

"Extremely informative. . . deserves a wide readership, both inside and outside police departments."-Publishers Weekly "An imaginative and insightful account of the day-to-day life of the black police officer in a large urban environment. A must read for all police officers, white as well as black."-Marvin BluePresident, Guardians AssociationNew York City Police Department ". . . well written and achieves its purpose. It will be of interest to specialists and students of race relations, urban problems, and criminal justice issues."br›-Library Journal This book is about the world of black police in New York City: who they are, how they work with the department, how they are recruited by whites, how they are treated in turn by their fellow blacks, and how they operate day by day in the richest as well as the poorest parts of the city. Leinen provides direct "ations from police, citizens, city administrators, and street hustlers, as well as detailed assessments of encounters in the everyday relations between police and the public.