Hunting for "Dirtbags": Why Cops Over-Police the Poor and Racial Minorities - Rilegato

Way, Lori Beth; Patten, Ryan

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ISBN 10: 1555538126 ISBN 13: 9781555538125

Casa editrice: Northeastern Univ Pr, 2013

Riassunto

This ethnographic study, which includes participant observation research and in-depth interviews with police officers in a major California city and a large East Coast city, explores how police officers use their discretionary time on the job—and the consequences. Providing highly textured insights into police discretion, the authors show that America’s “tough on crime” approach to justice has too often proved to be a smoke screen for controlling people deemed undesirable, rather than a genuinely effective strategy for reducing crime.Hardcover is un-jacketed.

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Informazioni sull?autore

LORI BETH WAY is a professor in the Department of Political Science, California State University, Chico. RYAN PATTEN is an associate professor in the Criminal Justice Program, California State University, Chico.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Northeastern Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1555538126
• ISBN 13: 9781555538125
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 200
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile