Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
Recorded encounters between women of color and police officers have been invaluable in bringing the reality of these interactions into the living rooms of otherwise unknowing Americans. The recordings are instrumental pieces of documentation and evidence, with the power to impact verdicts and galvanize the domestic struggle for human rights outside of the courtroom. They also are fraught with ethical issues that must be addressed by attorneys and activists hoping they effect change. Complexities such as implicit biases, editing and sourcing of videos, anonymity for those attacked and bystanders, and vicarious trauma on affected communities complicate use of violent police encounter videos.
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Law | Law and Gender | Law and Race | Law Enforcement and Corrections
Recommended Citation
Amber Baylor,
#SayHerName Captured: Using Video to Challenge Law Enforcement Violence Against Women,
The State of Criminal Justice 2016, Mark Wojcik & Kyo Suh (Eds.), American Bar Association
(2016).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/4280
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Comments
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