Racial Threat, Small Town Policing and Latinos Plus
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
Ellensburg
Event Website
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source
Start Date
16-5-2021
End Date
22-5-2021
Keywords
Racial Threat, Policing, Latinos, Small Town Policing
Abstract
The literature on the Racial Threat Hypothesis has been growing. This theory asserts that as the number and proportion of racial minorities grows in a city, higher levels of social control are imposed by the dominant race. Most of the research behind this theory has been in larger urban areas. This paper will present a summary of existent research and suggest that it may also apply to the small towns studied. A sample of small towns in Washington state with less than 10 police officers were analyzed using longitudinal data for a time period of 2000-2018. This data includes population and proportion changes of Latinos and crime data for this period. This will be discussed in terms of the applicability of the small towns, Racial Threat Hypothesis, and Latinos.
Recommended Citation
Perez, Priscilla, "Racial Threat, Small Town Policing and Latinos Plus" (2021). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 59.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/COTS/59
Department/Program
Law and Justice
Additional Mentoring Department
https://cwu.studentopportunitycenter.com/racial-threat-small-town-policing-and-latinos-plus/
Racial Threat, Small Town Policing and Latinos Plus
Ellensburg
The literature on the Racial Threat Hypothesis has been growing. This theory asserts that as the number and proportion of racial minorities grows in a city, higher levels of social control are imposed by the dominant race. Most of the research behind this theory has been in larger urban areas. This paper will present a summary of existent research and suggest that it may also apply to the small towns studied. A sample of small towns in Washington state with less than 10 police officers were analyzed using longitudinal data for a time period of 2000-2018. This data includes population and proportion changes of Latinos and crime data for this period. This will be discussed in terms of the applicability of the small towns, Racial Threat Hypothesis, and Latinos.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/COTS/59
Faculty Mentor(s)
Charles Reasons