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UNINA9910450384303321 |
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Autore |
Bolton Kenneth <1959-, > |
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Black in blue : African-American police officers and racism / / Kenneth Bolton, Jr. and Joe R. Feagin |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-94376-1 |
0-203-60393-1 |
1-280-05463-8 |
0-203-49135-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African American police |
Discrimination in employment - United States |
Occupations and race |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-284) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Black in Blue; 2. Everyday Racism on the Force; 3. Problems of the White Mind: Perspectives of Black Officers; 4. Racial Barriers in Police Departments; 5. A Hostile Racial Climate; 6. Black Officers Transform Policing; 7. A Better Future for All Americans; ENDNOTES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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From New York to Los Angeles, police departments across the country are consistently accused of racism. Although historically white police precincts have been slowly integrating over the past few decades, African-American officers still encounter racism on the job. Bolton and Feagin have interviewed fifty veteran African-American police officers to provide real-life and vivid examples of the difficulties and discrimination these officers face everyday inside and outside the police station from barriers in hiring and getting promoted to lack of trust from citizens and members of black communi |
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