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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. em em
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. em em