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BLACK
CRIME:
a
police
view
Edited
by
Herrington
J.
Bryce
Joint Center for Political Studies
Police Foundation
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
 
Copyright:
1977,
Joint Center for Political Studies, Washington, D.C.The Joint Center for Political Studies is a private, nonprofit organization,which provides research, technical assistance, and information for the nation'sblack and other minority elected officials. The views expressed in this book arethose
of
the authors and not necessarily those of the Joint Center.The Police Foundation
is
a privately funded, independent, nonprofit organization, established by the Ford Foundation in
1970
and dedicated to supportinginnovation and improvement in policing. The opinions and recommendations ofthis report are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the PoliceFoundation.Prepared under grant number
76-NI-99-0096
from the National Institute of
Law
Enforcement and Criminal Justice,
Law
Enforcement Assistance Administration,
U.S.
Department
of
Justice. Points of view or opinions stated in thisdocument are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the officialposition or policies of the
U.S.
Department of Justice.
 
iii
Foreword
Crime is a problem that affects our communities in many, manydreadful ways. The economic costs are staggering. Crime’s toll on thequality
of
life in black neighborhoods is even greater. Statistics showthat blacks are as frequently the victims as they are perpetrators ofcrime. Crime is an insidious enemy.Our elected and appointed officials must confront the issue ofcrime, especially black-on-black crime. They must be energetic andunrelenting in their pursuit of solutions. Success requires leadership.This book is the culmination of a project to begin that effort.It is only right that black police executives should gather
to
discuss ways in which crime in low-income urban areas can be reduced,since there is a relationship among poverty, cities, blackness, andcrime. The nature of the relationship between socioeconomic conditions and criminal activity has not been taken into account by thosewho make police policy. As a group, black police officials offer apotentially significant impact on America’s outlook on crime, andlaw enforcement generally.
As
yet an untapped resource, they havebegun the task of involving themselves in the policy-making process.We will insist that if we are part of the problem, we must be part
of
the solution at every stage: in research, policy discussion, policyformulation, and policy implementation.
As
important as their impact on police policy is the leadershipblack police can offer black communities. The fight against crimerequires organization:
to
oppose the criminal effectively and
to
demand adequate police services effectively. This,
I
think, is the challenge before
us.
The Joint Center for Political Studies plans to play a continuingrole in the search for lasting solutions
to
the problems of crime.Eddie N. Williams
President
Joint Center for Political Studies
of 00

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