RT Book
T1 Chokehold: policing Black men
A1 Butler, Paul 1961-
LA English
PP New York London
PB The New Press
YR 2018
ED Paperback edition
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/164612670X
AB "Cops, politicians, and ordinary people are afraid of black men. The result is the Chokehold: laws and practices that treat every African American man like a thug. In this explosive new book, an African American former federal prosecutor shows that the system is working exactly the way it's supposed to. Black men are always under watch, and police violence is widespread--all with the support of judges and politicians. In his no-holds-barred style, Butler, whose scholarship has been featured on 60 Minutes, uses new data to demonstrate that white men commit the majority of violent crime in the United States. For example, a white woman is ten times more likely to be raped by a white male acquaintance than be the victim of a violent crime perpetrated by a black man. Butler also frankly discusses the problem of black on black violence and how to keep communities safer--without relying as much on police. Chokehold powerfully demonstrates why current efforts to reform law enforcement will not create lasting change. Butler's controversial recommendations about how to crash the system, and when it's better for a black man to plead guilty--even if he's innocent--are sure to be game-changers in the national debate about policing, criminal justice, and race relations"--
NO "With a new preface by the author"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-287) and index
CN HV8141
SN 978-1-62097-483-4
SN 978-1-59558-905-7
SN 1-62097-483-5
K1 Discrimination in law enforcement : United States
K1 POLICE brutality : United States
K1 African American men : Social conditions
K1 Discrimination in law enforcement
K1 POLICE brutality
K1 Racism in criminology : United States
K1 USA : Polizei : Schwarze : Rassendiskriminierung : Amtspflichtverletzung