Ross Deuchar is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of the West of Scotland, UK and Affiliate Research Professor within the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, US.Vaughn J. Crichlow is Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Associate Dean in the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, US.Seth W. Fallik is Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice within the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, US.

• Foreword by Scott H. DeckerPART I: IntroductionPolicing, Communities, and the “Legitimacy Crisis”: Context and Empirical ApproachesPART II: Police–Community Relations in a New Era of Accountability and ChangeHigh-Profile Shootings, the Media, and Police LegitimacyThe “Ferguson Effect” and Emergence of “De-policing”Proactive Policing of Gangs: Cops as “Guardians”Reactive Policing of Gangs: Cops as “Warriors”PART III: Practitioner and Youth Insights on Police–Community RelationsPolice as “Guardians” and “Warriors”: Non-Law Enforcement InsightsThe Post-Ferguson Era: The Lived Experiences of Young Men in Racial Minority CommunitiesPART IV: ConclusionFuture Perspectives on Police–Community Relations

Ross Deuchar is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of the West of Scotland, UK and Affiliate Research Professor within the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, US.Vaughn J. Crichlow is Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Associate Dean in the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, US.Seth W. Fallik is Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice within the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, US.

• Foreword by Scott H. DeckerPART I: IntroductionPolicing, Communities, and the “Legitimacy Crisis”: Context and Empirical ApproachesPART II: Police–Community Relations in a New Era of Accountability and ChangeHigh-Profile Shootings, the Media, and Police LegitimacyThe “Ferguson Effect” and Emergence of “De-policing”Proactive Policing of Gangs: Cops as “Guardians”Reactive Policing of Gangs: Cops as “Warriors”PART III: Practitioner and Youth Insights on Police–Community RelationsPolice as “Guardians” and “Warriors”: Non-Law Enforcement InsightsThe Post-Ferguson Era: The Lived Experiences of Young Men in Racial Minority CommunitiesPART IV: ConclusionFuture Perspectives on Police–Community Relations

Ross Deuchar is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of the West of Scotland, UK and Affiliate Research Professor within the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, US.Vaughn J. Crichlow is Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Associate Dean in the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, US.Seth W. Fallik is Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice within the College of Social Work and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University, US.

• Foreword by Scott H. DeckerPART I: IntroductionPolicing, Communities, and the “Legitimacy Crisis”: Context and Empirical ApproachesPART II: Police–Community Relations in a New Era of Accountability and ChangeHigh-Profile Shootings, the Media, and Police LegitimacyThe “Ferguson Effect” and Emergence of “De-policing”Proactive Policing of Gangs: Cops as “Guardians”Reactive Policing of Gangs: Cops as “Warriors”PART III: Practitioner and Youth Insights on Police–Community RelationsPolice as “Guardians” and “Warriors”: Non-Law Enforcement InsightsThe Post-Ferguson Era: The Lived Experiences of Young Men in Racial Minority CommunitiesPART IV: ConclusionFuture Perspectives on Police–Community Relations