02408nam 2200445 450 991081342540332120220519083603.01-5381-0801-1(CKB)3840000000340316(MiAaPQ)EBC5236970(Au-PeEL)EBL5236970(CaPaEBR)ebr11502658(OCoLC)1004769947(EXLCZ)99384000000034031620220519d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierExcessive use of force one mother's continuing struggle against police brutality and misconduct /Loretta P. PraterLanham :Rowman & Littlefield,[2018]©20181 online resource1-5381-0800-3 Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PROLOGUE -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1. HOMICIDE OR NATURAL CAUSES: How Did Leslie Vaughn Prater Die? -- Chapter 2. POLICE BRUTALITY: Myth or Reality? -- Chapter 3. PROFILING: Reported Research and Personal Experiences -- Chapter 4. REVIEW OF POLICE DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSES TO IN-CUSTODY DEATHS -- Chapter 5. FUELING A LEGAL BATTLE -- Chapter 6. TO SETTLE OR NOT TO SETTLE IN WRONGFUL DEATH CASES INVOLVING POLICE OFFICERS -- Chapter 7. SILENT NO MORE: Strategies of Advocacy to Elevate Public Awareness -- Chapter 8. MOMS MOTHERS OF MURDERED SONS): Unarmed and Killed by Law Enforcement -- Chapter 9. POLICE ACADEMY WORKSHOPS: A Proactive Strategy to Address Police Misconduct -- Chapter 10. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE: Paths in Seeking Change through Public Policy -- NOTES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.Police brutality and misconduct have been under the microscope for the last several years. Loretta Prater confronts the far-reaching consequences of police brutality through the personal case of her son, numerous examples of other cases, and a review of related research.Police brutalityUnited StatesDiscrimination in law enforcementUnited StatesPolice brutalityDiscrimination in law enforcement363.232Prater Loretta P.1658446MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813425403321Excessive use of force4012454UNINA