Weaponized Policing : Police Violence in São Paulo and La.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sclofsky, Sebastián.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police.

Police patrol.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, 2026.

Summary:

How police reproduce social, spatial, and racial inequalities in two global cities From Donald Trump to Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, political leaders endorsing "law and order"--specifically through aggressive policing strategies-- have supported the formation of carceral states in self-proclaimed democracies.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Prologue: The Flag on Top of the Hill

Introduction: Preto, Pobre, Periférico

1. Preto: Policing and the Construction of Racial Identities

2. Periférico: Criminalizing Spaces

3. Pobre: The Limits of Citizenship

4. Authoritarian Enclaves: Moving Beyond Political Democracy

Conclusion: A Recurrent Nightmare

Epilogue: A New Authoritarian Era

Acknowledgments

Notes

References

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Sclofsky, Sebastián Weaponized Policing

ISBN:

9781479807505

OCLC:

1605652627