Bibliograph

Racialized policing, Aboriginal people's encounters with the police, Elizabeth Comack

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Label

Racialized policing, Aboriginal people's encounters with the police, Elizabeth Comack

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Racialized policing

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

857714843

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Comack

Sub title

Aboriginal people's encounters with the police

Summary

Policing is a controversial subject, generating considerable debate. One issue of concern has been "racial profiling" by police, that is, the alleged practice of targeting individuals and groups on the basis of "race." Racialized Policing argues that the debate has been limited by its individualized frame. As well, the concen- tration on police relations with people of colour means that Aboriginal people's encounters with police receive far less scrutiny. Going beyond the interpersonal level and broadening our gaze to explore how race and racism play out in institutional practices and systemic processes, this book exposes the ways in which policing is racialized. Situating the police in their role as "reproducers of order," Elizabeth Comack draws on the historical record and contemporary cases of Aboriginal-police relations - the shooting of J.J. Harper by a Winnipeg police officer in 1988, the "Starlight Tours" in Saskatoon, and the shooting of Matthew Dumas by a Winnipeg police officer in 2005 - as well as interviews conducted with Aboriginal people in Winnipeg's inner-city communities to explore how race and racism inform the routine practices of police officers and define the cultural frames of reference that officers adopt in their encounters with Aboriginal people. In short, having defined Aboriginal people as "troublesome," police respond with troublesome practices of their own. Arguing that resolution requires a fundamental transformation in the structure and organization of policing, Racialized Policing makes suggestions for re-framing the role of police and the "order" they reproduce

Table Of Contents

Race and racism -- Racial profiling versus racialized policing -- Colonialism past and present -- The shooting of J.J. Harper -- Starlight Tours -- Policing Winnipeg's inner-city communities -- the shooting of Matthew Dumas -- Racialized policing and reproducing order -- Appendix : a note on methodology

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