Title Race and policing / by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD and Rebecca Rissman ; content consultant, Mark A. Edwards, Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of Law. [Boundless electronic resource]

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Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018]

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Description	1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
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Series	Race in America
	Race in America.
Contents	"I can't breathe" -- A history of separation and segregation -- Police and the fight for equal rights -- To serve and protect -- Walking while Black -- The role of fear -- Black Lives Matter -- The future of American policing -- Essential facts -- Glossary.
Summary	"Everyone's daily lives are affected by race and racism in America. Race and Policing examines recent incidents of minorities being mistreated or dying in police custody, delving into the historical institutions and laws that underpin today's system and exploring what police departments and the communities they serve are doing to improve communication and relationships. Features include essential facts, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.
Audience	1070L Lexile
Summary	An exploration of racism in policing discusses the history of segregation in America, police response to the fight for equal rights, the effects of fear, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the future of policing.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.
System Details	Requires Boundless App.
Subject	Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Racism -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
	Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States.
	Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
	Racism -- United States.
	Criminal justice, Administration of.
	Discrimination in law enforcement.
	Race relations.
	Racism.
	United States -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
	United States -- Race relations.
	United States.
Genre	Juvenile works.
Added Author	Rissman, Rebecca, author.
Other Form:	Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Harris, Duchess. Race and policing Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2018] 9781532110351 (NjBwBT)bl2017040350 (OCoLC)975490499
ISBN	9781680786262 $59.93
	1680786261 $59.93

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