Above the Law Police and the Excessive Use of Force

Above the Law Police and the Excessive Use of Force

The now-famous videotape of the beating of Rodney King precipitated a national outcry against police violence. Skolnick and Fyfe, two of the nation's top experts on law enforcement, use the incident to introduce a revealing historical analysis of such violence and the extent of its survival in law enforcement today.
Country USA
Brand Free Press
Manufacturer Free Press
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 1994-02-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780029291535

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