Racial profiling research, racism, and resistance /

• Main Author: Glover, Karen S., 1964-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2009.
• Series: Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)
• Subjects: Racial profiling in law enforcement.; Racism > research on.; "Driving while black."; African Americans and law enforcement.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Law Enforcement. > Political Freedom & Security; Kriminologie.; Rassendiskriminierung.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 173 pages).
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780742599642; 0742599647

Karen S. Glover investigates the social science practices of racial profiling inquiry, examining their key influence in shaping public understandings of race, law, and law enforcement. Commonly manifesting in the traffic stop, the association with racialminority status and criminality challenges the fundamental principle of equal justice under the law as described in the U.S. Constitution. Communities of color have long voiced resistance to racialized law and law enforcement, yet the body of knowledge about racial profiling rarely engages these voices. Applying a critical race framework, Glov.