Measuring double consciousness among black law enforcement officers to understand the significant role of race in law enforcement occupational cultures

The current study correlates Merton's anomie theory and W. E. B. Dubois's double-consciousness theory to measure black law enforcement officers' reactions to occupational strain resulting from officers' ethnic-identification. Measuring levels of anomic behavior provides a scale f...

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Published in:Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice 2018-01, Vol.16 (1), p.1-21
Main Author: Dukes, Warren V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anomie
black police officer
Consciousness
Double consciousness
Du Bois, W E B (1868-1963)
Ethnicity
Executives
Law enforcement
Merton, Robert King (1910-2003)
organizational culture
Police
police culture
Race
Well being
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Summary:The current study correlates Merton's anomie theory and W. E. B. Dubois's double-consciousness theory to measure black law enforcement officers' reactions to occupational strain resulting from officers' ethnic-identification. Measuring levels of anomic behavior provides a scale for identifying levels of risk affecting the well-being of individual officers and organizations. Testing hierarchal regression models with a national sample of black state- and federal-level law enforcement officers (n = 84) reveals a presence of double consciousness as a significant predictor for levels of anomic behavior in law enforcement occupational cultures. It also further suggests that race remains a significant factor in law enforcement organizations and cultures, whereas many police executives would prefer to believe that race issues in policing are settled.
ISSN:1537-7938
1537-7946
DOI:10.1080/15377938.2017.1414008