Policing Black bodies : how Black lives are surveilled and how to work for change

Hattery, Angela (author.). Smith, Earl, 1946- (author.).

Summary: "In this book, the authors connect the regulation of African American people in many settings into a powerful narrative. Completely updated throughout, the book now includes a new chapter on policing black athletes' bodies and expanded coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement, policing trans bodies, and policing Black women's bodies"--

Record details

ISBN: 1538142546
ISBN: 9781538142547
Physical Description: xv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
print
Edition: Updated edition.
Publisher: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Setting the stage -- Social protest, or a logical response to policing Black bodies -- Mass incarceration -- School-to-prison pipeline -- The prison-industrial complex : the new plantation economy -- Policing Black women's bodies -- Policing trans bodies -- Police killings of unarmed Black people -- The ultimate failure : exoneration -- Policing Black athletes' bodies -- Intersectionality, color-blind racism, and a call to action.