Title

Islam is the New Black: Muslim Perceptions of Law Enforcement

Document Type

Student Presentation

Presentation Date

April 2017

Faculty Sponsor

Cody Jorgensen

Abstract

Although many studies have investigated minority discrimination in the criminal justice system, only a small portion focuses on the Islamic community. Hostility towards the Islamic community has, unfortunately, been on the rise in the United States since the attacks of 9/11. Current Middle Eastern conflicts have led to an influx of Muslim refugees into the US. This increase has further diversified neighborhoods; therefore, it is just as imperative to explore police-Muslim interactions as it is to explore police interactions with other marginalized groups. Healthy police-community relationships are important for an effective police department, and it is the central idea behind community-oriented policing. The present study asked: how do Muslim community members perceive the police, and how do their interactions with police affect their perceptions of law enforcement? A survey distributed to a sample of Muslim community members in a mid-sized city in the Northwest measured their perceptions of police. A snowball sampling method was used, facilitated by a prominent member of the Muslim community. 27 participants took the survey.

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