Date

3-22-2024

Department

School of Behavioral Sciences

Degree

Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling (EdD)

Chair

Thomas Hudgins

Keywords

intergenerational trauma, transgenerational, Blacks, Latinx, Indigenous Peoples, police misconduct, hope, BIPOC, policing

Disciplines

Educational Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

A plethora of studies on intergenerational trauma and a nascent body of studies regarding policing are amalgamated in this phenomenological research approach. This phenomenological study aimed to understand the adverse experiences of Black individuals’ interactions with law enforcement and how these involvements contribute to the transmission of trauma. The intergenerational trauma of Blacks’ experiences could be processed through Critical Race Theory (CRT), Personal Construct Theory (PCT), and Bowen’s Multigenerational Family Systems Theory (BMFST). Each theory explains the relationship between a person’s experiences, the generational response and functioning, and the existence of racial bias as proliferated in the oppression of one race. The data collection method involved interviews and observations, and the analysis employed horizontalization and theme clustering. The exploration of the participants’ experiences and their subjective perspectives – cultural, familial, and individual meanings, beliefs, and values – provided an essential viewpoint on the potential intergenerational trauma transmission (IGTT) resulting from police misconduct.

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