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The belief in the black community that the police are racist is a barrier to police-community cooperation. Although most police may not be racist, the view that they are racist is not likely to change until the police change their behavior. Many police are realizing that their standard practices don’t stop drug use, violence, or crime in the most troubled neighborhoods. Some police departments are finding success with an alternative approach which is designed to minimize criminal justice intrusion into the community and to get offenders help rather than incarcerate them.
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Kennedy, D. (2015). Resetting Race. In: Bangs, R., Davis, L. (eds) Race and Social Problems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0863-9_13
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