RT Book
T1 Policing the open road: how cars transformed American freedom
A1 Seo, Sarah A. 1980-
LA English
PP Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England
PB Harvard University Press
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1033538671
AB Policing the Open Road examines how the rise of the car, that symbol of American personal freedom, inadvertently led to ever more intrusive policing--with disastrous consequences for racial equality in our criminal justice system. When Americans think of freedom, they often picture the open road. Yet nowhere are we more likely to encounter the long arm of the law than in our cars. Sarah Seo reveals how the rise of the automobile transformed American freedom in radical ways, leading us to accept--and expect--pervasive police power. As Policing the Open Road makes clear, this expectation has had far-reaching political and legal consequences.--
AB A "mystery of traffic" -- From "lumbering foot patrolmen" to "motor-mounted policemen" -- The automotive Fourth Amendment -- "It could happen to you" -- The right to "privacy in public" -- The Fourth Amendment tool in criminal patrol
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HE371.A3
SN 9780674980860
K1 Traffic regulations : United States : History : 20th century
K1 Traffic safety : United States : History : 20th century
K1 Automobiles : United States : Public opinion
K1 Automobiles : Social aspects : United States
K1 Searches and seizures : United States : History : 20th century
K1 Discrimination in law enforcement : United States : History : 20th century
K1 USA : Personenkraftwagen : Straßenverkehr : Polizei : Kontrolle : Straßenverkehrsrecht