Andrea S. Boyles, Race, Place, and Suburban Policing: Too Close for Comfort

Authors

Brian P. Schaefer, Indiana State University

Abstract

"The struggles of African Americans with police in urban environments are well documented in criminological and sociological research. Andrea Boyles in Race, Place, and Suburban Policing offers new perspectives by introducing readers to the relationship between African Americans and the police in Meacham Park, a suburban enclave of affluent Kirkwood, Missouri. The focus on suburbia depicts how race and place shapes interactions and sheds doubt that African Americans can escape the harms associated with living in low-income urban environments by relocating to the suburbs. Boyles spent two years conducting fieldwork and interviewed over thirty adults at length. Her findings provide theoretical insight into how African Americans make sense of their experiences with the police."

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Recommended Citation

Schaefer, Brian P. (2016) "Andrea S. Boyles, Race, Place, and Suburban Policing: Too Close for Comfort," Qualitative Criminology (QC): Vol. 4: No. 2, Article 7.
Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/qc/vol4/iss2/7