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Adapting police services to new immigration /

Latino immigration to the Midwest has had a significant impact on police-community relations, particularly, in smaller communities historically unaccustomed to diverse ethnic groups. This book describes the experiences of law enforcement agencies in three Mid-Missouri communities and their efforts t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Culver, Leigh, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2004.
Colección:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • List of Tables
  • CHAPTER 1 Introduction
  • CHAPTER 2
  • Setting the Context: Latinos and the Police
  • Latinos and the Criminal Justice System
  • Police-Minority Community Relations
  • Immigration to the Midwest
  • Rural Communities
  • Current Study
  • CHAPTER 3
  • Study Design
  • Research Questions
  • Research Design
  • Site Selections
  • Data Collection
  • Data Analysis
  • Theoretical Perspective
  • CHAPTER 4
  • Police-Latino Community Relations
  • Law Enforcement Agency Documents and Records
  • Field Observations of Law Enforcement Patrol Personnel
  • Law Enforcement Patrol Personnel Interviews
  • Community and Government Leader Interviews
  • Community Member Focus Groups
  • CHAPTER 5
  • Conclusion: Bridging the Gap between Latinos and the Police
  • Principal Findings
  • Methodological Concerns and Limitations
  • Bridging the Gap
  • Recommendations for Future Research
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES
  • APPENDICES.