Criminology and Justice Studies

Not Just a Few ‘Bad Apples’: Systemic Issues Create Police Violence | CSUN Experts

June 24, 2020

Department Criminology and Justice Studies assistant professors Brianne M. Posey; Nayan G. Ramirez and Katherine Lorenz.

California State University, Northridge Department Criminology and Justice Studies assistant professors Brianne M. Posey; Nayan G. Ramirez and Katherine Lorenz.

 


A recent series of killings of Black individuals — including the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Tony McDade, most due to acts of police violence — has generated demonstrations and marches across all 50 states and around the world.

The protests over these deaths convey the anger, frustration and desperation resulting from the centuries-long legacy of police violence targeting Black communities enabled by a racist system. Members of Latinx and Native American communities who have joined the protests said they did so in part because their communities have also suffered the consequences of unfair policies and actions.

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