1st Edition
Over-Policing Black Bodies The Need for Multidimensional and Transformative Reforms
Introduction
Delores D. Jones-Brown and Jason M. Williams
Remember their names
Janice Joseph
1. From the field: Why I founded Black Cops Against Police Brutality
De Lacy Davis
2. Understanding the role of race, gender and age in request to consent search drivers
Anthony G. Vito and George E. Higgins
3. "I’m afraid of cops:" black protesters’ and residents’ perceptions of policing in the United States
Jennifer Cobbina-Dungy
4. U.S. policing as racialized violence and control: a qualitative assessment of black narratives from Ferguson, Missouri
Jason M. Williams
5. Is it a rally or a riot? Racialized media framing of 2020 protests in the United States
Jonathan C. Reid and Miltonette O. Craig
6. Why we should stop using the term "Black-on-Black crime": an analysis across disciplines
Delores D. Jones-Brown, Kenethia McIntosh Fuller, Paul Reck, and Waverly Duck
7. Reform or Revolution: 'Community Policing' is not a Quick-fix
Myrna Cintron
Biography
Delores D. Jones-Brown, J.D., Ph.D. has written extensively on the intersection of race and injustice, with a particular focus on policing. She is Professor Emerita at the CUNY Graduate Center and is retired from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her current affiliations include Howard University and Randolph-Macon College.
Jason M. Williams, Ph.D., has written extensively on matters of race and gender. His work underscores racialized social control's role in society's institutions, especially the criminal justice system. He has published widely on policing, re-entry, and communities. He is Associate Professor of Justice Studies at Montclair State University.
