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Policing, pandemic and the American racial divide
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Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
Abstract Over the past month the United States has experienced the greatest civil unrest since 1968. Demonstrations have occurred in more in 1700 towns and cities in all 50 states. Outrage over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, caught on video, drew people into the streets to prote... view more
Over the past month the United States has experienced the greatest civil unrest since 1968. Demonstrations have occurred in more in 1700 towns and cities in all 50 states. Outrage over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, caught on video, drew people into the streets to protest racial injustice. To understand why this single incident provoked such a response Thomas Mockaitis, Professor of History, DePaul University, examines the confluence of three factors: systemic racism, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the nature of American policing.... view less
Keywords
social situation; North America; health care; human rights; ethnic conflict; social inequality; domestic security; racism
Classification
Social Problems
Free Keywords
innerstaatlicher Konflikt; Minoritäten; Nationalitäten; politische Unruhen; demographische Faktoren; soziale Sicherheit
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Bonn
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
BICC Commentary, 7 July 2020
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0