Police Diversity

Beyond the Blue

Tara Lai Quinlan (The University of Sheffield)

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Policy Press
14 January 2025

Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Police & security services; Crime & criminology

Tensions between police and diverse communities in both the US and UK require innovation about ways to improve relations. While police diversity is often discussed as a potential solution, these discussions lack theoretical and empirical support.

This volume presents an original discussion of race, gender, sexual orientation and class diversity and shows that police diversity can have meaningful impacts on the decision-making, outcomes and legitimacy of police forces.

Drawing on theoretical and empirical research including interviews with diverse police leaders, this book examines how police diversity can help shift traditional policing cultures. It also considers obstacles to police reform, revealing how championing meaningful diversity can positively impact the lives of policed communities.

By: Tara Lai Quinlan (The University of Sheffield)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447347958
ISBN 10: 1447347951
Pages: 306
Publication Date: 14 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tara Lai Quinlan is a qualified lawyer and Assistant Professor in Law and Criminal Justice at the University of Birmingham.

Reviews for Police Diversity: Beyond the Blue

“The demographic makeup of the police compared to the population policed has always been seen as a key factor in the legitimacy and effectiveness of policing. As this vital book discusses, in the recent decades of increasing socioeconomic and cultural conflict, police legitimacy has been in a state of permanent crisis. Closing the gap between the population and police in terms of ethnicity, gender, sexuality and education has been one of the most commonly suggested reforms. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the likelihood that increasing police diversity could significantly enhance their legitimacy in particular by changing traditional police culture. It covers the recent debates and research on this issue comprehensively and lucidly. An impressive scholarly achievement, it will be of great value to police scholars, practitioners and policy makers.” Robert Reiner, London School of Economics and Political Science