A city divided : race, fear and the law in police confrontations / David A. Harris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, David A., 1957- (author).

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police misconduct--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Case studies.

Police misconduct.

Police-community relations--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Case studies.

Police-community relations.

Discrimination in law enforcement--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Case studies.

Discrimination in law enforcement.

Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Race relations.

Pittsburgh (Pa.).

Miles, Jordan, 1992-.

Miles, Jordan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Anthem Press, [2020]

Summary:

"When a high school honors student emerges from a police confrontation outside his home bruised and beaten, and facing serious criminal charges, an American city erupts in protests. A long quest for justice begins. "A City Divided" uncovers what happened and examines if race, fear and police conduct answer key questions that have become all too familiar. What goes wrong in these police confrontations and why? Can the courts find justice? And how can we prevent these tragedies in the future?" -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

The incident – Part I. What happened? The people and the places ; The immediate aftermath ; Investigations and decisions ; The remaining arena: civil litigation – Part II. Why did this happen? The poison of race ; How fear impacts the Police ; How fear impacts Black Americans ; If he didn’t do anything, then why did he run? – Part III. Was justice served? The first trial: Jordan’s case ; The first trial: the Police case ; The second trail – Part IV. What’s next? What can we do? – Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1785271148

1785271156

9781785271144

9781785271151

178527113X

9781785271137