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Hunting for "dirtbags" [electronic resource] : why cops over-police the poor and racial minorities / Lori Beth Way and Ryan Patten.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Way, Lori Beth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police discretion.
- Police-community relations.
- Poor.
- Minorities.
- Police--United States--Case studies.
- Police.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Northeastern University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An inside look at police discretionary actions and their consequences for poor communities
- Contents:
- The undiagnosed problem: discretionary proactive policing
- Setting the stage: Stonesville and Seaside
- Shaken or stirred? Choosing your policing style and level of proactivity
- Hunting grounds: and may the odds be ever in your favor
- A vicious cycle: re-policing the poor and the effects of probation and parole status
- The future: service-oriented policing.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-55553-814-2
- OCLC:
- 851970395
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