The Milwaukee Police and Latino Community Relations, 1964–2000 : The Role of Latino Officers

This study examines the relationship between the Milwaukee Police Department and the Latino community in the second half of the twentieth century. Cover The Milwaukee Police and Latino Community Relations, 1964–2000 The Milwaukee Police and Latino Community Relations, 1964–2000: The Role of Latino Officers Copyright Contents Introduction Historical Interpretation and Self-Disclosure Defining Latino Identity and Assimilation The Research, Fake News, Cops, and Latinos Incorporating Latinos into the MPD Questions Conclusion Chapter 1 Latinos in Milwaukee Importance of a Latino Identity Mexican Americans in Milwaukee Puerto Ricans in Milwaukee Organizing the Latino Community in Milwaukee Urban Advantage Conclusion Note Chapter 2 Confrontation and Emergence of Latino Advocacy MPD and Minority Community Relations MPD, Chief Breier, and Community Relations Conflict between the Latino Community and MPD Mendoza Case: A Step Backward for MPD and Latino Relations Conclusion Note Chapter 3 Police Reforms and Police Subculture Police Corruption Vollmer and Wilson’s Modernize Policing Creating the Police Subculture Police Subculture Police Subculture and Race Police Subculture and Middle-class Values Conclusion Chapter 4 Changes Chief Breier Retires Policing Philosophies Problem-Oriented Policing Broken Windows Comstat, Saturation Patrols, Hotspot Patrols, and Offender Targeting Patrols Police Department and Professional Organizations Latino Police Officer’s Impact within MPD Opposing Philosophies on Handling Milwaukee’s Gang Problem Latino Officers Built Trust with the Latino Community and Latino Gangs Conclusion Notes Chapter 5 Experiences of Latino Police Officers in Milwaukee History of the Latino Officers in the MPD and the First Wave, 1964–1980s First Latina Police Officer in MPD Milwaukee County Sherriff’s Deputy José Luis López and the MPD First High-Ranking Latino from within the Department Oscar Perez Moises Gomez Luis GONZALES Ruben Burgos Latina Police Officers and the Third Wave Conclusion Chapter 6 National Latino Peace Officers Association Organizing the NLPOA José Luis López and the NLPOA NLPOA and Politics NLPOA, Arreola, and the Dahmer Incident Milwaukee NLPOA Post Dahmer NLPOA, the League of Martin and Affirmative Action Dallas NLPOA and Milwaukee NLPOA Comparison Conclusion Note Chapter 7 Milwaukee NLPOA, MPD Chiefs, and Latino Community Chief Jones, Broken Windows, and the Latino Community Mexican Independence Day Parade The El Rey Raid Chief Nannette Hegerty and the Latino Community NLPOA Clashes with MPD Labor Union over Latino Officer Immigration Policies and the NLPOA Mexican Fiesta Conclusion Chapter 8 Conclusion Importance of Study Incorporation of Latinos into MPD Political Power and Law Enforcement Dual Identities Trouble within the NLPOA References Index About the Author "Antonio G. Guajardo Jr. offers one of the rare, firsthand accounts of a Latino police officer's experiences integrating an urban police force. His research represents and original exploration of the complex history of Latino/a police officers and their experiences navigating the racial politics of an urban police department. Guajardo's history of the National Latino Police Officers Association is a particularly valuable contribution." --back cover