CCJ 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Critical Race Theory, Racialization, Intersectionality
18 Apr 2018
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Interest convergence: racism is ordinary, racism is difficult to cure, race is social construction, differential racialization, centering people of color. Poll: racial categories have a clear biological basis: strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree. Solis, et al. (2009: latino/a critical race theory, youth experiences with nyc police. Latino critical race theory: race and racism are key to understanding experiences with the police, centrality of experiential knowledge, emphasis on transforming racial and other forms of subordination. Increased citizen complaints: strict enforcement of quality of life statutes, excessive use of force, frequent stops. Routine disrespect: [the] police don"t care about my neighborhood. When you call them, they take their sweet time [coming] and then they come with [an] attitude. I bet if this was where those rich people lived, you know like on the east side, white and rich, they"d come real fast and would be real respectful.
