Police Use of Excessive Force in Disorganized Neighborhoods : a Social Disorganization Perspective.
Hays examines how residents of socially disorganized neighborhoods become the victims of both criminals and rogue police officers. Following from theories of social disorganization and collective efficacy, Hays proposes a new theory for predicting police use of force. He argues that as neighborhood...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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El Paso :
LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC,
2011.
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Colección: | Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1. Neighborhoods & Police Use of Force; CHAPTER 2. Current Explanations of Police Use of Force; CHAPTER 3. The Influence of Neighborhoods on Crime; CHAPTER 4. Why Neighborhood Context May Influence Police Behavior; CHAPTER 5. Testing a Social Disorganization Theory of Police Use of Force; CHAPTER 6. The Dpubly-Victimized Residents of Disorganized Neighborhoods; CHAPTER 7. Discussion and Conclusions; APPENDIX; REFERENCES; INDEX.