Policing In Britain: The Racial Discourse

One issue with which many sociologists and scholars concur involves the disproportionate numbers of Black people entering the British Justice System as defendants. Sir Joe Ukemenam addresses this concern in his book Policing in Britain: The Racial Discourse. Upon close analysis of the paradigms-individualistic, cultural, and structural-that have gained respectability in academic discourses on this subject matter, Ukemenam determines they have failed to have any direct impact on the continuing incarceration rates and crimilisation of Blacks and that they have promoted an academic tradition which is more disempowering than helpful. Through research, an examination of the history and development of racial theories, and a survey of the experiences and expectations of Black people this book attempts to advance a theory that can account for the ethnic element and offer a meaningful explanation of the source of the problem.