Beyond the Usual Beating : The Jon Burge Police Torture Scandal and Social Movements for Police Accountability in Chicago 9780226700502, 9780226700472

Beyond the Usual Beating: The Jon Burge Police Torture Scandal and Social Movements for Police Accountability in Chicago 9780226700502

The malign and long-lasting influence of Chicago police commander Jon Burge cannot be overestimated, particularly as fre

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Robert Nixon and Police Torture in Chicago, 1871–1971 9781501757501

In 2015, Chicago became the first city in the United States to create a reparations fund for victims of police torture,

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Police and Crime Commissioners: The Transformation of Police Accountability 9781447320722

Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected representatives whose role is to ensure that police forces in England

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Robert Nixon and Police Torture in Chicago, 1871–1971 9781609092009, 9780875807393

In 2015, Chicago became the first city in the United States to create a reparations fund for victims of police torture,

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Police and Crime Commissioners: The Transformation of Police Accountability 1447320697, 9781447320692

Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) are elected representatives whose role is to ensure that police forces in England

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Policing the Police: Challenges of Democracy and Accountability 9781447347088

How does society hold its police to account? It’s a vital part of upholding law and liberty but changing modes of polici

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The Torture Letters: Reckoning with Police Violence 9780226729800, 9780226650098, 2019005353

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The Torture Letters: Reckoning with Police Violence 9780226729800

Torture is an open secret in Chicago. Nobody in power wants to acknowledge this grim reality, but everyone knows it happ

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Just Violence: Torture and Human Rights in the Eyes of the Police 9781503601024

This book examines the beliefs of law enforcement officers who support the use of torture and the implications of these

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Training the 21st Century Police Officer : Redefining Police Professionalism for the Los Angeles Police Department [1 ed.] 9780833036117, 9780833034687

This study recommends that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) adopt a concept of police professionalism that incor

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