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The Future of Police Reform : The U. S. Justice Department and the Promise of Lawful Policing.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walker, Samuel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Justice.
- United States.
- Consent decrees--United States.
- Consent decrees.
- Law enforcement--United States.
- Law enforcement.
- Law reform--United States.
- Law reform.
- Police administration--United States.
- Police administration.
- Police regulations--United States.
- Police regulations.
- Police--United States.
- Police.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "This book is the first thorough study of the Justice Department's pattern or practice program, examining how the program works, how court-imposed consent decrees implement needed reforms, and discussing the various challenges the program has encountered over nearly thirty years"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Our national police and race crisis
- A history of police reforms
- The creation of the Justice Department's pattern or practice program
- Putting an end to unconstitutional policing
- Resistance, costs, and sustainability
- The future of police reform
- Epilogue: Final thoughts on the future of police reform.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-245) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781479826056
- 1479826057
- OCLC:
- 1427062168
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