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Shopping While Black

Shaun L. Gabbidon, George E. Higgins · ISBN 9780367482244
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Publisher Taylor and Francis
Author(s) Shaun L. Gabbidon / George E. Higgins
Subtitle Consumer Racial Profiling in America
Published 3rd June 2020
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Consumer Racial Profiling in America


Shopping While Black: Consumer Racial Profiling in America 

lays out the results of nearly two decades of research on racial profiling in retail settings.


Gabbidon and Higgins address the generally neglected racial profiling that occurs in retail settings. Although there is no existing national database on shoplifting or consumer racial profiling (CRP) from which to study the problem, they survey relevant legal cases and available data sources. This problem clearly affects a large number of racial/ethnic minorities, and causes real harm to the victims, such as the emotional trauma attached to being excessively monitored in stores and, in the worst-case scenarios, falsely accused of shoplifting. Their analysis is informed by their own experience: one co-author is a former security executive for a large retailer, and both are Black men who understand firsthand the sting of being profiled because of their color. After providing an overview of the history of CRP and the official and unofficial data sources and criminological literature on this topic, they address public opinion polls, as well as the extent and impact of victimization. They also provide a review of CRP litigation, provide recommendations for retailers to reduce racial profiling, and also chart some directions for future research.  


This book is appropriate for researchers as well as advanced undergraduates and graduate students in Criminology, Black Studies, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Security Studies, and Law programs, and will be of interest to the general reader.


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