The perception of excessive use of force by law enforcement towards minorities has become an increasing focus of attention in the national media and public consciousness. With greater ability to record conflicts using smartphones and dissemination of videos via social media, the public may more readily judge the circumstances of law enforcement interactions. The purpose of this study was (a) to understand the general sentiment about law enforcement on social media among communities of color in Chicago, (b) to see if local or national incidents of police conflicts with people of color were mentioned, and (c) identify key themes within these social media posts. Publicly available social media posts were collected from four ethnically and socioeconomically diverse neighborhoods in Chicago. Using a five-person team and keyword searches, the posts were reviewed for content and abstracted if they pertained to law enforcement. They were then analyzed in stages of open, axial, and selective coding methods. Eight main themes were identified. These included the following: (a) law enforcement participation in the community, (b) law enforcement activity in the neighborhood, (c) posts regarding criminal activity, (d) immigration, (e) political protests against police, (f) African American men and law enforcement, (g) sympathy with Sandra Bland case, and (h) #Blacklivesmatter. There appears to be chasm of trust between law enforcement and communities of color. Our findings may help inform law enforcement, public policy-makers, and social workers in their efforts to better address these issues and to institute policies and interventions that not only bridge this gap but also strengthen and empower these communities.

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在四个不同的芝加哥社区内执法的社交媒体表示

执法部门对少数群体过度使用武力的看法已成为国家媒体和公众意识日益关注的焦点。随着使用智能手机记录冲突和通过社交媒体传播视频的能力更强，公众可以更容易地判断执法互动的情况。本研究的目的是 (a) 了解芝加哥有色人种社区对社交媒体执法的普遍看法，(b) 看看是否提到了地方或国家警察与有色人种发生冲突的事件，以及 (c ) 确定这些社交媒体帖子中的关键主题。公开的社交媒体帖子是从芝加哥四个种族和社会经济多样化的社区收集的。使用五人团队和关键字搜索，这些帖子的内容经过审查，如果与执法有关，则将其摘录。然后在开放、轴向和选择性编码方法的阶段对它们进行分析。确定了八个主要主题。其中包括：(a) 社区的执法参与，(b) 社区的执法活动，(c) 关于犯罪活动的帖子，(d) 移民，(e) 对警察的政治抗议，(f) 非洲裔美国男子和执法部门，(g) 同情 Sandra Bland 案，以及 (h) #Blacklivesmatter。执法部门和有色人种社区之间似乎存在信任鸿沟。我们的发现可能有助于为执法部门、公共政策制定者、