Policing the open road : how cars transformed American freedom / Sarah A. Seo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seo, Sarah A., 1980- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Traffic regulations--United States--History--20th century.

Traffic regulations.

Traffic safety--United States--History--20th century.

Traffic safety.

Automobiles--United States--Public opinion.

Automobiles.

Automobiles--Social aspects--United States.

Searches and seizures--United States--History--20th century.

Searches and seizures.

Discrimination in law enforcement--United States--History--20th century.

Discrimination in law enforcement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Sarah Seo shows that the rise of the car, the symbol of American personal freedom, led to ever more intrusive policing, with devastating consequences for racial equality in our criminal justice system. Criminal procedures designed to safeguard us on the road undermined the nation's commitment to equal protection before the law.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. A Mystery of Traffic

2. From Lumbering Foot Patrolmen to Motor-Mounted Policemen

3. The Automotive Fourth Amendment

4. It Could Happen to You

5. The Right to Privacy in Public

6. The Fourth Amendment Tool in Criminal Patrol

Epilogue

Abbreviations

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

Other Format:

Print version: Seo, Sarah A., 1980- Policing the open road.

ISBN:

9780674240476

0674240472

9780674240469

0674240464

OCLC:

1091899702