Police Brutality : A Philadelphia Story Hardback
by Ife Williams
Part of the Policing Perspectives and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century series
Hardback
- Information
Description
Using Philadelphia as a case study, this book examines numerous themes within policing, such as historical-cultural sentiment, the role of city officials in the exacerbation of abuse, federal litigation, and civil activism aimed at curbing police violence.
While Philadelphia was one of the first cities to implement reforms spearheaded by the African American community, the Philadelphia police department (PPD) has successfully eluded every attempt at reform, largely by fortifying and insulating themselves from any form of oversight.
The PPD has evolved into a politically autonomous entity; the city has subsequently relinquished control, evidenced in police immunity from court decrees, mayoral edicts, litigation, community outcry, and internal discipline.
Changing the legal mechanisms, internal police structure, and external efforts to oversee police is essential for successful reform measures in Philadelphia and across America.
Information
-
Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:300 pages
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:03/05/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781666901542
Other Formats
- EPUB from £31.50
Information
-
Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:300 pages
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:03/05/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781666901542
