Excessive use of force : one mother's continuing struggle against police brutality and misconduct / / Loretta P. Prater

• Autore: Prater Loretta P.
• Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018]; ©2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 363.232
• Soggetto topico: Police brutality - United States; Discrimination in law enforcement - United States
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Excessive use of force
• ISBN: 1-5381-0801-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813425403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II