Hands up, don't shoot : why the protests in Ferguson and Baltimore matter, and how they changed America /

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Understanding the explosive protests over police killings and the legacy of racism Following the high-profile deaths of eighteen-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and twenty-five-year-old Freddie Gray in Baltimore, Maryland, both cities erupted in protest over the unjustified homicides o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cobbina, Jennifer (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Police brutality > Missouri > Ferguson.
Police brutality > Maryland > Baltimore.
African American men > Violence against.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States.
Police-community relations > United States.
Protest movements > United States.
Brutalités policières > Maryland > Baltimore.
Hommes noirs américains > Violence envers.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale > États-Unis.
Relations police-collectivité > États-Unis.
Contestation > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Police brutality.
Police-community relations.
Protest movements.
Race relations.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
Maryland > Baltimore.
Missouri > Ferguson.
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Race & policing: the more things change, the more they remain the same
  • "Guilty until proven innocent": life under suspicion
  • "It's a blue thing": race and black police officers
  • "We stand united": why protesters marched
  • "I will be out here every day strong!" : repressive policing and future activism
  • Public disorder
  • Conclusion.

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