Race and Representative Bureaucracy in American Policing

by Matthew J. Nanes, Nazita Lajevardi, Brandy A. Kennedy, et al.

Book Overview

This book examines issues of race and policing through the lens of representative bureaucracy theory. According to representative bureaucracy theory, demographic correspondence between government employees and the local population can lead to more favorable outcomes for minority groups. It argues that police forces with higher minority composition will have more positive outcomes across measures such as fewer excessive force complaints and fewer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319852922
• ISBN13: 9783319852928
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"