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Harris, Duchess,

Race and policing in modern America / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD, with R.L. Van. - 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts ; 23 cm. - Core Library guide to racism in modern America . - Harris, Duchess. Core Library guide to racism in modern America. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.

Foundations of a flawed system -- Systemic racism -- Use of force and justice -- The future of American policing.

This book explores how the US criminal justice system perpetuates inequality, from the police's origins as slave patrols to the school-to-prison pipeline. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and there is great racial inequality in the criminal justice system.

ISBN: 9781532194689 1532194684 9781644945117 1644945118

LCCN: 2020944140

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Police-community relations--United States
Police--United States
Police ethics
Racism--United States

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History
United States--Race relations
United States--Race relations.
United States--History.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.

LC Class. No.: HV8141 / .H2993 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 305.8