Contents

pp iii-iii

List of Tables and Boxes

pp iv-iv

Acknowledgments

pp v-v

Foreword

pp vi-viii

PART I - Introduction

pp 1-2

1 - Policing, Communities, and the “Legitimacy Crisis”: Context and Empirical Approaches

pp 3-18

PART II - Police–Community Relations in a New Era of Accountability and Change

pp 19-20

2 - High-Profile Shootings, the Media, and Police Legitimacy

pp 21-36

3 - The “Ferguson Effect” and Emergence of “De-policing”

pp 37-56

4 - Proactive Policing of Gangs: Cops as “Guardians”

pp 57-80

5 - Reactive Policing of Gangs: Cops as “Warriors”

pp 81-100

PART III - Practitioner and Youth Insights on Police–Community Relations

pp 101-102

6 - Police as “Guardians” and “Warriors”: Non-Law Enforcement Insights

pp 103-128

7 - The Post-Ferguson Era: The Lived Experiences of Young Men in Racial Minority Communities

pp 129-152

PART IV - Conclusion

pp 153-154

8 - Future Perspectives on Police–Community Relations

pp 155-168

Epilogue

pp 169-174

Notes

pp 175-178

References

pp 179-212

Index

pp 213-217