Race, Immigration, and Social Control

This book discusses the issues surrounding race, ethnicity, and immigrant status in U.S. policing, with a special focus on immigrant groups' perceptions of the police and factors that shape their attitudes toward the police. It focuses on the perceptions of three rapidly growing yet understudied ethnic groups Hispanic/Latino, Chinese, and Arab Americans. Discussion of their perceptions of and experience with the police revolves around several central themes, including theoretical frameworks, historical developments, contemporary perceptions, and emerging challenges. This book appeals to those interested in or researching policing, race relations, and immigration in society, and to domestic and foreign government officials who carry law enforcement responsibilities and deal with citizens and immigrants in particular.

Examines critical issues in the policing of immigrants Focuses on the views of the US police among Chinese, Hispanic and Arabic immigrants Asks whether race and ethnicity play a role in immigrant-police relations Discusses whether immigrants pose a threat to public safety

Autorentext

Ivan Y. Sun is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at University of Delaware, USA. His research interests include police attitudes and behavior, public evaluations of criminal justice, and crime and justice in Asian societies. He has published three books and more than 80 refereed journal articles. Yuning Wu is Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Wayne State University, USA. Her research interests include citizen perceptions of criminal justice, police behavior and attitudes, victimization and fear of crime. She has published over 50 refereed journal articles in these areas.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Race/ethnicity as the Defining Characteristic of Policing in the U.S..- Chapter 3. Policing the Country's Newcomers.- Chapter 4. The Apparent Immigrants: Latinos' Attitudes toward the Police.- Chapter 5. Model Minorities and Forever Foreigners: Chinese Americans' Attitudes toward the Police.- Chapter 6. From Invisibility to Unwanted Spotlight: Arab Americans' Perceptions of the Police.- Chapter 7. More than Blacks and Whites: Theory Development on Immigrant Perceptions of the Police.- Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusion.