Thompson, R. Alan.

Career experiences of African American police executives black in blue revisited / [electronic resource] : R. Alan Thompson. - New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2003. - ix, 178 p. - Criminal justice : recent scholarship . - Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .

The impetus for racial integration of American policing -- A brief history of black police -- Early treatment of black officers by police departments -- Black and white officers together on the job -- Black officers and the black community -- Black officers and the white community -- Institutional barriers to widespread promotion -- A tentative notion of the black executive's working world -- The research initiative -- Research findings -- Observations and conclusion.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Police chiefs--United States.
African American police.
Occupations and race.


Electronic books.

HV8141 / .T48 2003

363.2/089/96073