Does an Increased Share of Black Police Officers Decrease Racial Discrimination in Law Enforcement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6404150 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sunyoung Pyo (0000-0001-8202-3254, Department of Public Administration, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 534-579 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Affairs Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-0874 • E-ISSN: 1552-8332 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10780874211070245 |
| OpenAlex | W4205759948 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 94 |
Based on representative bureaucracy theory, the current study investigates whether increasing Black representation in police forces is negatively associated with racial discrimination in law enforcement. This study additionally investigates how associations may differ according to the organizational or environmental contexts of the forces. Results show that an increased share of Black officers is associated with decreased police-involved deaths of Black residents, but is not significantly associated with a change in order maintenance arrests of Black suspects. In addition, the negative association between Black representation and police-involved deaths of Black residents disappears when the percent of Black officers surpasses about 15 percent, especially in organizations where White officers comprise a larger share. These findings support the potential negative role of organizational socialization on the effectiveness of increasing the share of Black officers in policing, implying that additional long-term efforts to change organizational culture are needed to realize the benefits of enhancing Black representation
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| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |