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Police-related deaths in the United States / David Baker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, David, 1968- author.
- Series:
- Policing perspectives and challenges in the twenty-first century.
- Policing perspectives and challenges in the twenty-first century
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police misconduct--United States.
- Police misconduct.
- Police shootings--United States.
- Police shootings.
- Police--Complaints against--United States.
- Police.
- Wrongful death--United States.
- Wrongful death.
- Police--Complaints against.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 156 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- "This book examines how police related deaths occur, and why officers are rarely held accountable for them. It argues that such deaths are the result of systemic and structural issues that are deeply embedded in US society and institutions"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Who Counts?
- "Comply or Die"
- Suspect Populations
- They Musta Done Somethin'
- Move On, Nothing to See Here
- Blue Codes and Bad Apples
- Walk in My Shoes
- Business as Usual?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-143) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-2246-X
- 1-7936-1158-0
- OCLC:
- 1250083543
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