The Horror of Police

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"Drawing on the language and texts of horror fiction, Travis Linnemann recasts the police not only as self-proclaimed "monster fighters" but as monsters themselves, a terrifying force set loose in the world. The Horror of Police shows that police violence is not a deviation but rather...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Linnemann, Travis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Police brutality > United States.
Discrimination in law enforcement > United States.
Police corruption > United States.
Horror in mass media.
Brutalités policières > États-Unis.
Discrimination dans l'application des lois > États-Unis.
Corruption policière > États-Unis.
Horreur dans les médias.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
Discrimination in law enforcement
Horror in mass media
Police brutality
Police corruption
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Police Story, Horror Story
  • Chapter 1: Bad Cops and True Detectives
  • Chapter 2: The Police at the End of the World, or The Political Theology of the Thin Blue Line
  • Chapter 3: RoboCop, or Modern Prometheus
  • Chapter 4: Monsters Are Real
  • Chapter 5: The Unthinkable World
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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