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Summary: Beset with the catchphrase "racial profiling," police in many American cities have responded with their own terminology: "selective disengagement," "tactical detachment," and the code NC/NC-"no contact, no complaints." In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel reports on how police are moving from active to passive law enforcement in the wake of controversy, resulting in a spike of violent...

Format: software, multimedia

Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006

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Fassin, Didier

Summary: "Adapted from the landmark essay Enforcing Order, this striking graphic novel offers an accessible inside look at policing and how it leads to discrimination and violence. What we know about the forces of law and order often comes from dramatic episodes that make the headlines, or from sensationalized versions for film and television. These gripping accounts can obscure a crucial aspect of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Other Press 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.2 FAS

Simon, Samantha J.

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "An inside look at how police officers are trained to perpetuate state violence. Michael Brown. Philando Castile. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. As the names of those killed by the police became cemented into public memory, the American public took to the streets in unprecedented numbers to mourn, organize, and demand changes to the current system of policing. In response, police departments...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 363.2 SIM

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