| Abstract: | The social psychological dimensions of intergroup consensus and conflict are explored as a framework for interpreting police-minority group relations The limitations of the cultural systems model (cross cultural perspective) are discussed and an intercultural approach is proposed as an alternative. This model, which focuses on the interpenetration of perspectives in social relations, is applied to the analysis of intergroup relations in both interactional and organizational contexts The specks problems of social coordination presented by the enforcement process are examined as a basis for predicting police-minority conflict. The implications of the analysis for social policy are outlined in both organizational and interactional terms. |
