Date: TBD

Time: TBD

CFP 94 - Regular: State of Policing II
Room: TBD

Sponsor: Crime and Justice

Organizers &

Presiders: Jennifer M. Carpenter, Georgia State University
Kelly M. Tabbutt, Alfred University

Description: 

This session welcomes work across the spectrum of perspectives on policing. It includes research addressing challenges to effective crime control as well as challenges arising from policing practices. Contributions may range from analyses of police abolition and disparate police involvement (overpolicing) to examinations of insufficient responsiveness (underpolicing) within marginalized communities. Topics may also address the necessity and value of policing, including misuse of force, bias in surveillance and interactions, interrogation practices, carceral system capture (e.g., arrest), and the criminalization of immigration, including the expanded powers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Papers:

“‘That’s My Tribute to Him’: The Relationality and Disenfranchisement of Black Grief after Police Violence,” Nora Gross, Barnard College, Columbia University, Uzma H. Chowdhury, Teachers College, Columbia University, Betselot Wondimu, Columbia University and Joseph Sanchez, Teachers College, Columbia University

“Challenges of Police Accountability and Data Collection regarding Civilian Complaints in California, 2019–2025,” Alexandra Hiropoulos, California State University, Stanislaus

“Demographic Perspectives on Public Distrust in the South African Police Service,” Emeka E. Obioha, Walter Sisulu University

“Producing Stigma at the Street Level: Policing Overdose and Moral Regulation,” Stephanie Cecava-Scott and Joshua H. Stout, Illinois State University

“The Health Costs of Social Control: A Mixed-Methods Study of Structural Violence, Policing, and Mental Well-Being among African Americans,” Robert L. Peralta, Daniela Jauk-Ajamie and Joann Xi, University of Akron and Harun Rashid, Kent State University

“Widening the Gap: Identifying a Mismatch between Policing and Community Needs in Addressing Violent Crime,” Stacey L. Barrenger, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Daniela Jauk-Ajamie, University of Akron, Leslie L. Wood, York Technical College, Insun Park, University of Akron and Natalie Bonfine, Northeast Ohio Medical University

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