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Excessive use of force : one mother's stuggle against police brutality and misconduct / Loretta P. Prater.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Prater, Loretta P., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police brutality--United States.
- Police brutality.
- African American men--Family relationships.
- African American men.
- United States.
- Discrimination in law enforcement--United States.
- Discrimination in law enforcement.
- Mothers and sons--United States.
- Mothers and sons.
- Wrongful death--United States.
- Wrongful death.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
- 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 public awareness
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Prater, Loretta P. Police brutality.
- ISBN:
- 9781538108000
- 1538108003
- OCLC:
- 992226548
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