SOC326H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Racial Profiling, Times New Roman, Squeegee
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Little research done to examine the relationship between racial minorities and the police. Important, given centrality of race in u. s history. Sees relationship between police and racial minorities as: Race-based policing began with the monitoring of slaves in the u. s. Social control of other minorities also an issue. Forced to live in chinatown; ethnic enclave became specially policed. Keeping certain individuals out of certain domestic spaces. Though informal policing began in colonial period, organized policing emerged in slavery. Late 18th century, patrols would enforce slaves staying within boundaries of plantations. Economic depression of 1890s led to attitude that white solidarity was needed to keep afloat and dominant. The intent of jim crow was to continually reaffirm and remind the black population of their lesser status or place" in the larger society. Southern localities passed amazingly elaborate regulations to govern black life in shared public spaces and interactions between the races (160)
