The history of policing America : from militias and military to the law enforcement of today
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- ISBN: 9781538102046
- ISBN: 153810203X
- ISBN: 9781538102039
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Physical Description:
viii, 263 pages ; 24 cm
print - Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part I. Origins of U.S. law enforcement: militias, military, marshals, and sheriffs : Introduction: Colonial roots in policing America -- Introduction to the origins of American jurisprudence -- Growing pains, 1783-1865 : insurrections, rebellions, and Indian removal -- Post-Civil War unrest and social control during the nineteenth century -- Part II. Law and order in the Americas and beyond, 1989-1946 : U.S. colonial expansionism in the Caribbean and Pacific -- Reinforcing WASP white supremacy: eugenics and Prohibition -- Post-World War II challenges to law enforcement -- Part III. Civil rights aftermath: increased militarization and racial myths enhancement : The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act -- Role of academia in validating "institutional racism" -- The war on drugs and its escalation -- Factors contributing to the militarization of the police -- Part IV. Twenty-first-century concerns : Understanding group dynamics, biases, prejudices, and discrimination -- Assessing law enforcement personnel -- Politics and policing -- Recommendations for American law enforcement -- Postscript : An ethno-methodological note. |
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Subject: | Police United States History Law enforcement United States History |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HV 8138 .F74 2018 | 30775305551203 | General Collection | Available | - |