Police violence in America, 1869-1920 : 256 incidents involving death or injury /

"Police violence is not a new phenomenon. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, police officers in America assaulted or killed many ordinary citizens. Based on newspaper accounts from 1869 through 1920, this history provides a chronological listing of interactions between police and unarme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Segrave, Kerry, 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Temas:
Police brutality > United States > History.
Serial murders > United States > History.
Murder > United States > History.
Police misconduct > United States.
Police psychology > United States.
Police > United States > Attitudes.
Brutalités policières > États-Unis > Histoire.
Meurtres en série > États-Unis > Histoire.
Meurtre > États-Unis > Histoire.
Abus de la police > États-Unis.
Psychologie policière > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Serial murders
Police brutality
Murder
Police > Attitudes
Police misconduct
Police psychology
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Police violence is not a new phenomenon. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, police officers in America assaulted or killed many ordinary citizens. Based on newspaper accounts from 1869 through 1920, this history provides a chronological listing of interactions between police and unarmed citizens in which the citizens--some of them minors--were assaulted or killed"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (v, 240 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-232) and index.
ISBN:9781476624488
1476624488

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