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Title Policing in America / Kathryn Roberts, book editor.| [Gale electronic resource]

Edition First edition.
Publication Info. New York : Greenhaven Publishing, 2022.
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Description 1 online resource (127 pages).
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Gale eBooks
At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. How to fix American policing / Ken Armstrong -- 2. Prison rape allegations are on the rise / Alysia Santo -- 3. Body-worn cameras : what the evidence tells us / Brett Chapman -- ch. 4. Guns make policing in America dangerous for officers and civilians alike / Laurel Rosenhall -- 6. New study says white police officers are not more likely to shoot minority suspects / Martin Kaste -- ch. 7. Stop-and-frisk data / New York Civil Liberties Union -- ch. 8. If overpolicing happened to everyone / Sarah A. Seo -- ch. 9. When cops misbehave, who has the right to know? / Abbie VanSickle -- 10. Policing in black and white / Kirsten Weir -- 11. Going above and beyond the call of duty / Emily Alvarenga -- 12. Social media has unexpected effects on law enforcement / Gwendolyn Waters -- 13. Building trust between police and the communities they serve is essential / John A. "Jack" Calhoun -- 14. US cops are facing a recruitment crisis / J.D. Tuccille -- 15. Law enforcement is failing to police itself / Maddy Crowell and Sylvia Varnham O'Regan -- 16. Why are ambush killings of police on the rise? / Jared Keller.
Summary This book allows readers to become more familiar with all sides of policing in America through careful examination of relevant facts and opinions.
Subject Police -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Law enforcement -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Police brutality -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
Added Author Roberts, Kathryn, 1990- editor.
Gale (Firm)
ISBN 9781534508101 (electronic book)
9781534508095
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