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Under a bad sun : police, politics, and corruption in Australia /
"Historical criminologist Paul Bleakley examines a case of police corruption in Queensland, Australia, in which law enforcement had free rein to profit from criminalized vice in return for supporting the government's repression and persecution of its political enemies, from punk music fans...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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East Lansing, Michigan :
Michigan State University Press,
[2021]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Historical criminologist Paul Bleakley examines a case of police corruption in Queensland, Australia, in which law enforcement had free rein to profit from criminalized vice in return for supporting the government's repression and persecution of its political enemies, from punk music fans to gay men to protestors. While intimidating members of the political opposition, the police also protected the state premier's friends and allies from criminal prosecution-even for offenses as serious as child sex abuse. When journalists and investigators revealed this corrupt bargain in 1987, the premier was forced from office and the police commissioner went to prison"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781609176747 160917674X 1628954426 9781628964363 1628964367 9781628954425 |