Race, policing, and Black males in Canadian society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2187162 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ahmed Ali Ilmi (0000-0002-6280-5117, The Scarborough Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-37 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Race Ethnicity and the City (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2688-4674 • E-ISSN: 2688-4682 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/26884674.2024.2377082 |
| OpenAlex | W4400535074 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 36 |
The relationship between law enforcement and Black people in North America is governed by fear and suspicion, leading to inequitable legal outcomes. The ongoing policing crisis for Black males in Toronto, Canada is downplayed by a self-perception of Canadian “innocence” based on a multicultural identity. I argue that the crisis is rooted in a Eurocentric, dehumanizing view of Black masculinity as violent and criminal. I demonstrate how this narrative is perpetuated by Toronto law enforcement and the news media. I propose that embracing Black masculinity as fully human will free both victims and perpetrators from the harms of racial profiling
Black male · Criminology · Political science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Policing Practices and Perceptions
Scenes of subjection
Police and the Unarmed Black Male Crisis
In the Wake
Multicultural States and Intercultural Citizens
Policing the Crisis
An Analysis of Anti-Black Crime Reporting in Toronto
Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice in Canada
Policing Black Lives
Until We Are Free
North to Bondage
Black Criminal Stereotypes and Racial Profiling
The Canadian war on drugs
On the Assimilation of Racial Stereotypes among Black Canadian Young Offenders
Deadly Consequences
It’s Simply Because We’re Black Men”
The usual suspects
The Hanging of Angelique
Driving While Black
The wounds that do not heal
"Students "at Risk
The anti-Blackness of global capital
The End of Diversity
The Vel of Slavery
From "brute" to "thug
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |