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Hunting for "Dirtbags" : Why Cops Over-Police the Poor and Racial Minorities /

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
Autor principal: Way, Lori Beth
Otros Autores: Patten, Ryan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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