Introduction There seems to be a national-level divide between ethnic/racial minority populations and law enforcers. Studies indicate a record decline in citizens’ satisfaction with law enforcers, with the Hispanic and African-American communities displaying lowest levels of police force satisfaction. Countrywide statistics for the year 2014, presented by Gallup, suggest that under half the Hispanic population in America and not even thirty-five percent of the African-American population believes they will be treated justly by policepersons (Smoot, 2016). In this paper, the link between minorities and policepersons with regard to racial politics and race will be delved into.

Racial Issues

Linkages between racial/ethnic minority groups and law enforcers pose a few highly complex and persistent policing issues worldwide. Though these associations have the potential of being congenial and positive, they usually aren’t. Minority communities, for instance, largely find they are unable to avail themselves of services they have a right to enjoy, including law enforcement protection. To be more specific, policepersons might overlook spousal abuse and other such offenses in a given minority population out of the mistaken belief that such conduct is commonly witnessed in these populations (Weitzer, 2014; Natarajan, 2014). Another, more dire issue is the direct police-minority discord, which, on law enforcement’s part, can involve...

For instance, in Illinois State, Hispanic and African-American drivers depicted a twofold possibility of being searched following traffic stoppage, as compared with Whites, though Whites depicted two times the likelihood of being in possession of contraband.
Politics and Race

Societal and historical aspects contribute to law enforcement and community bias intensity towards minorities. With increase in duration of being perceived as foreigners or inferior beings, the likelihood of being subject to discrimination increases. Wars or times of unrest may trigger hostile attitudes towards, and treatment of, a particular migrant group or the overall minority population, which citizens start viewing as being the “enemy”: Such treatment was meted out to Japanese Americans in the WWII era; similarly, Western Muslims (whether citizens or residents) began to receive hostile treatment following the 9/11 terror attacks (Cao, 2011).…