Criminology explains police violence /

"Criminology Explains Police Violence offers a concise and targeted overview of criminological theory applied to the phenomenon of police violence. In this engaging and accessible book, Philip M. Stinson highlights the similarities and differences among criminological theories, and provides lin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stinson, Philip Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Series:Criminology Explains Ser.
Subjects:
Police brutality > United States.
Brutalités policières > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Police brutality
United States
cops.
criminal justice.
criminological theories.
criminological theory.
criminology.
explaining police violence.
phenomenon of police violence.
police community relations.
police misconduct.
police officers.
police violence.
policing administration.
policing.
special topic courses.
violence and police courses.
violence in society.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Criminology Explains Police Violence offers a concise and targeted overview of criminological theory applied to the phenomenon of police violence. In this engaging and accessible book, Philip M. Stinson highlights the similarities and differences among criminological theories, and provides linkages across explanatory levels and across time and geography to explain police violence. This book is appropriate as a primary or secondary text in criminology, policing, and criminal justice special topic courses. Stinson uses examples from his own research to explore police violence, acknowledging the difficulty in studying the topic because violence is often seen as a normal part of policing"--
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-207) and index.
ISBN:9780520971639
0520971639

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