Though history books may say otherwise, policing in the United States has its roots in the slave patrols in the South. The institution of policing, and the larger justice system, must reconcile its past in order to evolve away from its racist roots.
Though history books may say otherwise, policing in the United States has its roots in the slave patrols in the South. The institution of policing, and the larger justice system, must reconcile its past in order to evolve away from its racist roots.
Scroll trolls, Jim Crown didn’t start policing. Jim Crow had its own style (racism sprinkled in) and this article discusses it.
Policing is typically classist. With Jim, it became also very racist and petty.