 | Racial Profiling: They Stopped Me Because I'm ------------! Subjects: Law; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Forensic Science - Law; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Criminology - Law; Public Administration & Management; Sociology & Social Policy; Public Policy; Police; Crime Control - Criminology; Race & Ethnic Studies; Many racial minority communities claim profiling occurs frequently in their neighborhoods. Police authorities, for the most part, deny that they engage in racially biased police tactics. A handful of books have been published on the topic, but they tend to offer only anecdotal reports offering little reliable insight. Few use a qualitative methodol Michael L. Birzer is the Director of the School of Community Affairs and a professor of criminal justice at Wichita State University. He was recently named a Leadership Fellow at his university. Professor Birzer's research interests include the intersection of race and the criminal justice system, police behavior and policy, and criminal justice training and education strategies. He is the author or co-author of eight books in such areas as policing, private security, and criminology. Prior to academia, he served more than 18 years with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department in Wichita where he worked in a wide variety of patrol, investigative, supervisory, and management positions. |
