Concept information
Preferred term
depolicing
Definition
- During the 1990s, police officers in the United States came under attack for the alleged practice of racial profiling. Activists accused law enforcement of singling out African-American men for stops and searches on the basis of race. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Depolicing]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/depolicing
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