THE BLACK COPS ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN THE BLACK THUGS WHO RESIDE IN INNER CITY NEIGHBORHOODS. AN ANALYSIS OF THE BLACK CULTURE TODAY LOOKS AT THE FURTHER DETERIORATION OF FAMILIES. THE SINGLE PARENT, IN MOST CASES THE MOTHER, HAS INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY. IN 1960, 22 PERCENT OF BLACK CHILDREN WERE RAISED IN SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES. FIFTY YEARS LATER, MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF BLACK CHILDREN WERE RAISED IN SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES. 75 PERCENT OF BLACK CHILDREN ARE BORN TO UNWED MOTHERS.
THE BLACK COPS MOST LIKELY, AS MANY IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, ARE A PRODUCT OF A VERY WEAK ONE PARENT FAMILY STRUCTURE RESULTING IN A HIGHER RATE OF DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, DEATH BY SUICIDE, BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS, JOINING GANGS, COMMITTING CRIMES, AND DOING PRISON TIME. THEY ARE ALSO LIKELIER TO LIVE IN POVERTY STRICKEN HOUSEHOLDS.