Violent Racism Victimization, Policing and Social Context [Paperback]

This book gives us a detailed examination of the official documents--and of the historical origins--of racist violence in Britain. The author also employs the findings of this examination, as presented alongside an in-depth case study of racial attacks and police responses in East London, to ponder the question of why the ideas and language of white supremacy and racial exclusion direct violence at non-white individuals, and why police response is so routinely ineffectual. This volume reveals many insights into racist Britain that will be of interest to both academics in this area and those professionals who routinely deal with, or answer for, the acts and consequences of racism.

Preface
General Editor's Foreword
Part I: Context, Concepts and Method
1. The Emergence of Violent Racism as a Public Issue
2. Violent Racism and Policy Formulation (1981-1984)
3. The Evolution of the Multi-agency Approach to Violent Racism
4. Violence, Racism and Crime Surveys: Capturing the process of victimisation
Part II: Racism, Violence and Policing in North Plaistow: an empirical study
5. Racism and Victimization
6. Policing Violent Racism in North Plaistow
Conclusions
Epilogue
Appendices

Dr Benjamin Bowling gained his doctorate from the London School of Economics whilst working as a senior researcher in the Home Office. He was then a visiting lecturer at John Jay College, City University of New York. He is now lecturer in criminology at the University of Cambridge.