| Black Police Associations are new to England and Wales. Their growth
within constabularies has been fast and substantial however. This paper
will explore the prelimary findings of a two year funded research project
about the role of Black Police Associations within England and Wales. The
historical circumstances that led to the establishment of the associations
will be analysed and the ways in which they may change the context of race
relations within constabularies discussed. Crucially, black police
associations articulate racialised relations in particular ways. 'Race' is
constructed within the police workforce through, as Barth put it, the
affirmation of social boundaries between ethnic groups. This conceptual
framework, which is central to the research project, will be explored.
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