Policing in 2020 / [compiled by Grey House Publishing].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grey House Publishing, Inc., compiler.

Series:

Reference shelf ; v. 93, no. 1.

The reference shelf / H.W. Wilson, a Division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; volume 93, number 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--United States--Sources.

Police.

Police brutality--United States--Sources.

Police brutality.

Police--United States--Finance--Sources.

Police--United States--Public opinion--Sources.

Police--Finance.

Police--Public opinion.

Public opinion.

Finance.

United States.

Genre:

Reference works.

Sources.

Physical Description:

xiii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amenia, New York : Grey House Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

This volume of The Reference Shelf looks at the challenges facing police, from funding and staffing shortages to the influence of political polarization. The changing public perception of police and calls for reform are also examined. The controversial "Defund the Police" and "Black Lives Matter" protests against police brutality are covered, while other articles explore policing and immigration enforcement, mental health and de-escalation training, and law enforcement during civil rights protests. Also explored are the ways in which the onset of COVID-19 has changed policing and how these changes might impact the future of policing after the pandemic. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Police force

Understanding police brutality

The long, painful history of police brutality in the U.S. / Katie Nodjimbadem

What the police really believe / Zack Beauchamp

George Floyd and the history of police brutality in America / Kadijatou Diallo and John Shattuck

10 things we know about race and policing in the U.S. / Drew DeSilver, Michael Lipka, and Dalia Fahmy

Why statistics don't capture the full extent of the systemic bias in policing / Laura Bronner

2. Policing in place

Community policing and the role of police

Polling finds a divide in how Americans view police and protestors / Timothy Rich, et al.

The negative consequences of entangling local policing and immigration enforcement / Danyelle Solomon, Tom Jawetz, and Sanam Malik

Has ICE found a way to get around sanctuary policies? / Jack Herrera

Calls for reform bring renewed focus to community policing, but does it work? Candice Norwood

3. Plague policing

Policing in the age of COVID-19

Policing during the coronavirus pandemic / Ed Chung, Betsy Pearl, and Lea Hunter

Explainer: why police will be crucial players in the battle against coronavirus / Terry Goldsworthy and Robyn Lincoln

Do we really need the COVID-19 police? / Marc Siegel

U.S. policing after wave one of COVID-19 / Vanda Felbab-Brown

COVID-19 curbs community policing at a time of diminishing trust / David Montgomery

4. Training days

Police education and policy

Police reformers push for de-escalation training, but the jury is out on its effectiveness / Erin Schumaker

Private company moves to profit from New York's police reforms / Alice Speri

Police reforms stall around the country, despite new wave of activism / Nolan D. McCaskill

Could "insight policing" have saved Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray and others? / Megan Price

5. Steps toward reform Solving problems for a better policing system

Perfect storm: defund the police, COVID-19 lead to biggest police budget cuts in decade / Kevin Johnson and Kristine Phillips

Los Angeles cuts LAPD spending, taking police staffing to its lowest level in 12 years / David Zahniser, Dakota Smith, Emily Alpert Reyes

What exactly does it mean to defund the police? / Amanda Arnold

The defunding debate / Jack Herrera

6. Policing the digital citizen

Technology in policing

The Microsoft police state: mass surveillance, facial recognition, and the azure cloud / Michael Kwet

Cops in Miami, NYC arrest protesters from facial recognition matches / Kate Cox

Police are using facial recognition for minor crimes because they can / Alfred Ng

Body cameras are seen as key to police reform: but do they increase accountability? / Candice Norwood

Body cameras may not be the easy answer everyone was looking for / Lindsey Van Ness

Amazon's doorbell camera Ring is working with police

and controlling what they say / Kari Paul

How to reform police monitoring of social media / Rachel Levinson-Waldman and Angel Diaz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781642657890

1642657891

OCLC:

1232419010