Racial disparities in the criminal justice system are well documented and widespread. The
present review examines racial disparities in three areas of the system: policing, prison …

Historically, laws and policies to criminalize drug use or possession were rooted in explicit
racism, and they continue to wreak havoc on certain racialized communities. We are a group …

Protect, Serve, and Deport exposes the on-the-ground workings of local immigration
enforcement in Nashville, Tennessee. Between 2007 and 2012, Nashville's local jail …

Racial disparities in policing are profound and accompanied by equally persistent gaps in
trust. Analyses of these and other racial inequities are often bifurcated between institutional …

Now in a thoroughly revised and refreshed fourth edition, Research Methods in Public
Administration and Nonprofit Management is beloved by students and professors alike for its …

Borders of Belonging investigates a pressing but previously unexplored aspect of
immigration in America—the impact of immigration policies and practices not only on …

Employing a theoretical framework of symbolic representation, our study examines whether
varying the representation of black police officers in local agencies influences how black …

The research in representative bureaucracy that examines the extent to which racial
congruence impacts bureaucrats' decisions is mixed. This study adds to this literature by …

Public and private sector workforces in the US look very different today than they did even
25 years ago. The changes are having a significant effect on how organizations manage …

The theory of representative bureaucracy posits that citizens will view policy and service
delivery more favorably if public servants share their background characteristics. However …