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Simon Holdaway

Print publication date: 2009

Print ISBN-13: 9780199573448

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2012

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199573448.001.0001

Black Police Associations: Context and Perspective

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(p. 1 ) 1 Black Police Associations: Context and Perspective
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Black Police Associations
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Simon Holdaway

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199573448.003.0002

‘Institutional racism’ had reference points for relationships between the police and ethnic-minority communities and between ethnic-minority and ethnic-majority members of the police workforce, between black and white police officers. This book is about the development of Black Police Associations (BPAs); their role within constabularies; their understanding of race and its articulation within constabularies; and related subjects. In particular, this chapter describes the context and perspective of BPAs. In addition, a discussion on race and ethnicity, as well as the ethnic-minority officers is provided. Ethnic-minority officers have mostly found their own way to address prejudice and discrimination without assistance or learning from their more experienced peers. The development of BPAs is also shown.

Keywords:   BPAs, institutional racism, race, ethnicity, ethnic minority, police officers

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