The danger imperative: violence, death, and the soul of policing

"The 2014 police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO drew serious attention to the intersection of policing, race, and inequality in the United States. While some argue that mounting scrutiny of police is evidence of a "war on cops," decades of declining line-of-duty deaths contr...

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Main Author: Sierra-Arévalo, Michael (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York Columbia University Press [2024]
In:Year: 2024
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