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Walk the walk : how three police chiefs defied the odds and changed cop culture / Neil Gross.

Gross, Neil, 1971- (author.).

Summary:

"From "one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation" and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing"-- Provided by publisher.

Currently, only 14-percent of Americans believe that "policing works pretty well as it is." Gross takes readers inside three police departments whose chiefs signed on to replace aggressive culture with models focused on equity before the law, social responsibility, racial reconciliation, and the preservation of life. In doing so, he opens a window onto what the police could be if we took seriously the change of creating a more just America. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

ISBN: 9781250777522
ISBN: 1250777526
Physical Description: viii, 257 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Books, [2023]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Part I: Stockton. Mudville ; I don't gangbang no more ; PJ ; Take some girls ; Enemy number one ; EBK -- Part II: Longmont. Belonging revolution ; I will be hurtin' ; Toy handcuffs ; Victim whisperer -- Part III: LaGrange. Raising the Cain ; Austin Callaway ; Blue folder ; Super hooks -- Conclusion.