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Police Abuse and Reform in America
Examining the Facts
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Police Abuse and Reform in America
Examining the Facts
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Authoritative and insightful, this wide-ranging overview of police abuse and violence in American society offers a one-stop primer for understanding the forces driving abusive and violent police misconduct.
In addition to chronicling specific notorious and controversial examples of police violence and abuse, this work delves into the root causes of police misconduct, details the varied responsibilities and culture of law enforcement in American communities, and examines the arguments for and against efforts and proposals to reform and improve police departments. In the process, Police Abuse and Reform in America gives readers a clear and unbiased understanding of the issue by carefully examining claims about the root causes and extent of police violence and abuse in the USA, as well as the efficacy of efforts to reform and improve law enforcement performance.
For example, featured essays tackle such questions as whether policing has become more dangerous over time, whether police abuse is more prevalent in communities of color, and whether reforms to address and curb incidents of police abuse are effective or counterproductive. In addition, the book examines events such as the Rodney King beating of 1992, the 2014 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020 as pivot points in American police history and the social movement landscape.
In addition to chronicling specific notorious and controversial examples of police violence and abuse, this work delves into the root causes of police misconduct, details the varied responsibilities and culture of law enforcement in American communities, and examines the arguments for and against efforts and proposals to reform and improve police departments. In the process, Police Abuse and Reform in America gives readers a clear and unbiased understanding of the issue by carefully examining claims about the root causes and extent of police violence and abuse in the USA, as well as the efficacy of efforts to reform and improve law enforcement performance.
For example, featured essays tackle such questions as whether policing has become more dangerous over time, whether police abuse is more prevalent in communities of color, and whether reforms to address and curb incidents of police abuse are effective or counterproductive. In addition, the book examines events such as the Rodney King beating of 1992, the 2014 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020 as pivot points in American police history and the social movement landscape.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Other books in the Contemporary Debates series:
- Table of Contents
- How to Use This Book
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The American Police Mandate: A Game, Playbook, and Scorecard
- 2 The American Police Abuse Triad: : Over-Enforcement, Excessive Force, and Discrimination
- 3 Behind American Police Abuse
- 4 Historical Patterns in American Police Reform
- 5 The Turbulent 1960s and Policy Debates
- 6 Rodney King Beating, L.A. Riots, and Department of Justice Investigations
- 7 Ferguson Protests, Black Lives Matter, and the Obama Policing Task Force
- 8 George Floyd Murder and the Rise of Police Abolitionism
- 9 Conventional Police Reform and Potential Alternatives
- Index
- Copyright Page