Investigating a Decade of Racial Segregation against Blacks in the USA: A Color Blind Police System or Unequal Opportunities, 2010-2020?

Abstract

The present dissertation examines a decade, 2010-2020, of racial segregation against Blacks in the USA. The slave born society, modern USA, seems to have left a legacy behind. Though slavery was abolished in 1865, colored people are still struggling today to enjoy the social freedoms and rights of their White fellow citizens. This work aims to gauge, the social circumstances of Blacks, the training and practices of the police force and there relation if any with the high rate of incarcerations of Blacks compared to Whites and other ethnic minorities. A combination of qualitative, quantitative and historical methods are administered to analyze the data extracted from a variety of interviews, polls, researches and surveys along with tracing back the recent events to the early days of slavery. The findings revealed that the status quo of Blacks; less educated, fewer opportunities to get a job that would cover their basic needs and get them out of the circle of poverty, combined with a biased dominantly White, ill-trained police force have contributed enormously to the over representation of Blacks in prisons. Though the racial bias police training was created to curb police abusive use of power against Blacks, the numbers do not consolidate its efficiency. Hence, more in-depth investigations are to be carried out to address police practices and training.