The Criminological Cultivation of African American Municipal Police Officers
Sambo or Sellout
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2415367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Franklin T Wilson, Howard Henderson (0000-0002-8891-3650) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-67 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Race and Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2153-3687 • E-ISSN: 2153-3687 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2153368713517396 |
| OpenAlex | W2152617112 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 28 |
African American municipal police officers have been historically underrepresented and often face a double marginalization, arguably due to fellow officer and public perceptions. This study represents a first-step criminological cultivation analysis of the quantity and quality of African American municipal police officer depictions in the core cop film genre (1971-2011). Utilizing the unified film population identification methodology, 112 films were identified and examined to determine the overarching messages conveyed through the genre. Findings revealed that White officers were depicted in the lead or joint leading role in 89% ( n = 100) and African Americans in 19% ( n = 21) of films. However, White officers were predominantly depicted in a serious light unless sharing the lead with a minority, while African American officers were predominantly depicted in a comedic light. Further, the issue of double marginalization was rarely depicted. The potential implications of these portrayals on officer recruitment, retention, and perceived law enforcement legitimacy are discussed and second-step criminological cultivation studies to determine if a cultivation effect exists are proposed
African american · Criminology · Law enforcement · Legitimacy · Officer · Police department · Political science · Population · Sociology · White (mutation · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Demography · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions
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Perceptions of African American Police Officers on Racial Profiling in Small Agencies
Who is Policing the Community? A Comprehensive Review of Discrimination in Police Departments
Khaki on Screen
Are Black Robots Like Black People? Examining How Negative Stigmas about Race Are Applied to Colored Robots
Model Guardians
Blacking Up
Exposure to Newspapers and Attitudes toward Ethnic Minorities
The Impact of Stereotypical Versus Counterstereotypical Media Exemplars on Racial Attitudes, Causal Attributions, and Support for Affirmative Action
Processes and Effects in the Construction of Social Reality
Racism and Popular Culture
African American police executive careers
Virtual Cultivation
Race, Crime, and Justice
Black Police in America
Black Sexual Politics
Clowns, Buffoons, and Gladiators
Race and attitudes toward the police
Police minority recruitment
The role of race in predicting job attitudes of patrol officers
Affirmative action and selected minority groups in law enforcement
On the Real Side
The New Jim Crow
Black Art
Latino Representation on Primetime Television
The State of Cultivation
Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System and Perceptions of Legitimacy
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |