Lexington Books
Pages: 228
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Trim: 6½ x 9⅜
978-1-4985-7789-2 • Hardback • December 2019 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-4985-7790-8 • eBook • December 2019 • $90.00 • (£69.00)
Antonio G. Guajardo, Jr. received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Guajardo offers one of the rare, firsthand accounts of a Latino police officer's experiences integrating an urban police force. His research represents an original exploration of the complex history of Latino/a police officers and their experiences navigating the racial politics of an urban police department. Guajardo's history of the National Latino Police Officers Association is a particularly valuable contribution.
— Joseph A. Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
This timely book expands the conversation about policing and communities of color by placing Latinas/os at the center of a critical and contentious social issue. The author's personal and professional experience as a Chicano community member and law enforcement officer provides important context that will inform how we understand social change in law enforcement.
— Eric Castillo, Springfield College