“I Don’t Trust Police Officers Because they Treat us Like Slaves“: An Ethnographic Study of Policing in Baltimore, Maryland.

• In Event: Race and Policing

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to capture and learn about Black male Baltimore citizens’ perspectives and experiences with justice agents in their community. This study relies on a mixed-method qualitative approach relying on ethnographic fieldwork, semi-structured open-ended, interviews, and participant observation. The information gathered from this study seeks to assist Law enforcement agencies in recommending polices that can improve police-community relations.

Author

• Sean Wilson, Texas Southern University