The Police and the Ghetto

About the Book

The Black Ghettos are no descendents. They are political statements forced upon the minorities by the majority. The ghettos are to house throwaway people and keep them out of the mainstream. In this the guard, the police are not there to catch wrong doers, but rather they are there in the ghetto to help maintain the status quo and social order.

About the Author

John Cooper is a professor of sociology and African-American Studies at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He has taught at that institution for over thirty years, and he has been studying the urban black community for over 40 years.