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.
9781532194689 1532194684 9781644945117 1644945118
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Police-community relations--United States Police--United States Police ethics Racism--United States
United States--History United States--Race relations United States--Race relations. United States--History.
Instructional and educational works. Illustrated works.