The horror of police

"Drawing on the language and texts of horror fiction, Travis Linnemann recasts the police not only as self-proclaimed "monster fighters" but as monsters themselves, a terrifying force set loose in the world. The Horror of Police shows that police violence is not a deviation but rather...

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Autor principal: Linnemann, Travis (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis London University of Minnesota Press [2022]
En:Año: 2022
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Palabras clave:
Discrimination in law enforcement > United States
Horror in mass media
POLICE brutality > United States
Police Corruption > United States
USA > Law and order > Polizei > Gewalttätigkeit > Brutalität
Publicación relacionada:Erscheint auch als: 1797683039
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Sumario:"Drawing on the language and texts of horror fiction, Travis Linnemann recasts the police not only as self-proclaimed "monster fighters" but as monsters themselves, a terrifying force set loose in the world. The Horror of Police shows that police violence is not a deviation but rather a deliberate and permanent fixture of U.S. "law and order.""--
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ISBN:9781452967639