Hunting for "dirtbags" : why cops over-police the poor and racial minorities /

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An inside look at police discretionary actions and their consequences for poor communities. This ethnographic study, which includes participant observation research and in-depth interviews with police officers in a major California city and a large East Coast city, explores how police officers use t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Way, Lori Beth
Otros Autores: Patten, Ryan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2013]
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Police discretion.
Police-community relations.
Poor.
Minorities.
Police > United States > Case studies.
Pouvoir discrétionnaire de la police.
Relations police-collectivité.
Pauvres.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
Minorities
Police
Police-community relations
Police discretion
Poor
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The undiagnosed problem : discretionary proactive policing
  • Setting the stage : Stonesville and Seaside
  • Shaken or stirred? : Choosing your policing style and level of proactivity
  • Hunting grounds : and may the odds be ever in your favor
  • A vicious cycle : re-policing the poor and the effects of probation and parole status
  • The future : service-oriented policing.

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