Police in a Multicultural Society: An American Story
- ISBN-10
- 157766129X
- ISBN-13
- 9781577661290
- Category
- Political Science / Law Enforcement
- Pages
- 313
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Waveland Press
- Authors
- Melissa Hickman Barlow, David Edward Barlow
Description
Multiple perspectives of the role of police -- A historical analysis of municipal policing in the United States -- Underpolicing -- Overpolicing -- Police-community relations programs -- From slavery to Jim Crow -- Agitation vs. accommodation -- Modern urban rebellions -- Rebellion in Los Angeles, 1992 -- Native American police officers -- African American police officers -- Women police officers -- Gay and lesbian police officers -- Police and society.
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