315 - Special Session. Race and Policing Post-Ferguson

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

This session grapples with the issues of race and policing in the post-Ferguson era. How can we understand the individual and organizational processes that lead to fatal encounters between the police and civilians, and how can we explain the disproportionate policing of young black men? How do young men and and women of color experience policing in their communities and how do these interactions shape their outlook and sense of opportunity? Drawing on perspectives from criminology, ethnography, and social psychology, our panelists will open a conversation about these pressing social concerns.

Sub Unit

• Special Sessions

Session Organizer

• Devah Pager, Harvard University

Panelists

• Lawrence W. Sherman, University of Pennsylvania

• Nikki Jones, University of California-Berkeley

• Jennifer Eberhardt, Stanford University