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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786329603321

Autore

Birzer Michael L. <1960->

Titolo

Racial profiling [[electronic resource] ] : they stopped me because I'm [blank]! / / Michael L. Birzer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, : CRC Press, 2013

ISBN

0-429-25143-2

1-4398-7226-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 217 p.)

Disciplina

363.2/3089

Soggetti

Racial profiling in law enforcement

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Stylin' n' profilin -- Putting racial profiling into context -- What about Congress, data collection, and the court? -- Phenomenology as method in racial profiling research -- Experiencing racial profiling -- Trusting the data -- Striking revelations -- Where do we go from here?.

Sommario/riassunto

Citing cases involving over 100 racial and ethnic minority citizens, this book places into context the experience of racial profiling by examining each individual case and employing a rigorous qualitative phenomenological method to develop dominant themes and determine their associated meaning.