Above the Law
Police and the Excessive Use of Force
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
| Author: | Skolnick Fyfe | ISBN: | 9781439118641 |
| Publisher: | Free Press | Publication: | May 11, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Free Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Skolnick Fyfe |
| ISBN: | 9781439118641 |
| Publisher: | Free Press |
| Publication: | May 11, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Free Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
