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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Homicide or natural causes : how did Leslie Vaughn Prater die? -- Police brutality : myth or reality? -- Profiling : reported research and personal experiences -- Review of police departmental responses to in-custody deaths -- Fueling a legal battle -- To settle or not to settle in wrongful death cases involving police officers -- Silent no more : strategies of advocacy to elevate publicáawareness -- Moms (mothers of murdered sons : unarmed and killed by law enforcement -- Police academy workshops : a proactive strategy to address police misconduct -- No justice, no peace : paths in seeking change through public policy. |
| Summary |
Police brutality and misconduct have been under the microscope for the last several years. Loretta Prater confronts the far-reaching consequences of police brutality through the personal case of her son, numerous examples of other cases, and a review of related research. |
| Access |
Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). WlAbNL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
| Subject |
Police brutality -- United States.
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Police brutality. |
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United States. |
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Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States.
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Discrimination in law enforcement. |
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African American men -- Family relationships.
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African American men -- Family relationships. |
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Mothers and sons -- United States.
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Wrongful death -- United States.
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African American men. |
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Mothers and sons. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure. |
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Wrongful death. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Prater, Loretta P. Police brutality. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018] 9781538108017 (DLC) 2017031630 |
| ISBN |
9781538108017 (electronic book) |
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1538108011 (electronic book) |
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9781538108000 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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