Author: Radley Balko
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1541700287
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
This groundbreaking history of how American police forces have been militarized is now revised and updated. Newly added material brings the story through 2020, including analysis of the Ferguson protests, the Obama and Trump administrations, and the George Floyd protests. The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But over the last two centuries, America’s cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as enemies. In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Balko shows how politicians’ ill-considered policies and relentless declarations of war against vague enemies like crime, drugs, and terror have blurred the distinction between cop and soldier. His fascinating, frightening narrative that spans from America’s earliest days through today shows how a creeping battlefield mentality has isolated and alienated American police officers and put them on a collision course with the values of a free society.
Rise of the Warrior Cop
Author: Radley Balko
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1541700287
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
This groundbreaking history of how American police forces have been militarized is now revised and updated. Newly added material brings the story through 2020, including analysis of the Ferguson protests, the Obama and Trump administrations, and the George Floyd protests. The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But over the last two centuries, America’s cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as enemies. In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Balko shows how politicians’ ill-considered policies and relentless declarations of war against vague enemies like crime, drugs, and terror have blurred the distinction between cop and soldier. His fascinating, frightening narrative that spans from America’s earliest days through today shows how a creeping battlefield mentality has isolated and alienated American police officers and put them on a collision course with the values of a free society.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1541700287
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
This groundbreaking history of how American police forces have been militarized is now revised and updated. Newly added material brings the story through 2020, including analysis of the Ferguson protests, the Obama and Trump administrations, and the George Floyd protests. The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But over the last two centuries, America’s cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as enemies. In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Balko shows how politicians’ ill-considered policies and relentless declarations of war against vague enemies like crime, drugs, and terror have blurred the distinction between cop and soldier. His fascinating, frightening narrative that spans from America’s earliest days through today shows how a creeping battlefield mentality has isolated and alienated American police officers and put them on a collision course with the values of a free society.
American Cop
Author: Loren Culp
Publisher: April O'Leary
ISBN: 9781733710404
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"The America we know and love will stand or fall based on how many heed Loren Culp's call." Ted NugentChief Loren Culp stood up for the rights of citizens in the face of a Statewide initiative that he believed went against his oath of office. Was it the right thing to do? Whether you are liberal or conservative, pro-gun or anti-gun, Chief Culp gives his inside perspective of what really happened and why. Many have said that the police just need to enforce the law because they are law enforcement. Chief Culp says 'that's not true'. Who is right? Get an inside look at what really happened and why he did what he did from his perspective.Loren Culp is the Police Chief of Republic, Washington. He has been in law enforcement for almost a decade, is a former Sergeant in the US Army and is an avid hunter and supporter of the Constitution. He has been a guest on many national radios shows and was featured on FOX News with Tucker Carlson. He has been married to his wife Barb for over 40 years and has 7 grandchildren.
Publisher: April O'Leary
ISBN: 9781733710404
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
"The America we know and love will stand or fall based on how many heed Loren Culp's call." Ted NugentChief Loren Culp stood up for the rights of citizens in the face of a Statewide initiative that he believed went against his oath of office. Was it the right thing to do? Whether you are liberal or conservative, pro-gun or anti-gun, Chief Culp gives his inside perspective of what really happened and why. Many have said that the police just need to enforce the law because they are law enforcement. Chief Culp says 'that's not true'. Who is right? Get an inside look at what really happened and why he did what he did from his perspective.Loren Culp is the Police Chief of Republic, Washington. He has been in law enforcement for almost a decade, is a former Sergeant in the US Army and is an avid hunter and supporter of the Constitution. He has been a guest on many national radios shows and was featured on FOX News with Tucker Carlson. He has been married to his wife Barb for over 40 years and has 7 grandchildren.
A Government of Wolves
Author: John W. Whitehead
Publisher: SelectBooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1590799836
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
“A NATION OF SHEEP WILL BEGET A GOVERNMENT OF WOLVES”–EDWARD R. MURROW America is fast moving into a state of lockdown. Surveillance cameras, drug-sniffing dogs, SWAT team raids, roadside strip searches, blood draws at DUI checkpoints, mosquito drones, tasers, privatized prisons, GPS tracking devices, zero tolerance policies, overcriminalization, free speech zones—these are all symptoms of the emerging police state in America. A GOVERNMENT OF WOLVES paints a chilling portrait of a nation in the final stages of transformation into outright authoritarianism, whose citizens have become little more than a nation of suspects to be cowed, corralled, and controlled. Pulling from his extensive knowledge of constitutional law, history, and futuristic films, John W. Whitehead helps readers navigate this treacherous terrain and provides them with a blueprint for hopefully finding their way back to freedom.
Publisher: SelectBooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1590799836
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
“A NATION OF SHEEP WILL BEGET A GOVERNMENT OF WOLVES”–EDWARD R. MURROW America is fast moving into a state of lockdown. Surveillance cameras, drug-sniffing dogs, SWAT team raids, roadside strip searches, blood draws at DUI checkpoints, mosquito drones, tasers, privatized prisons, GPS tracking devices, zero tolerance policies, overcriminalization, free speech zones—these are all symptoms of the emerging police state in America. A GOVERNMENT OF WOLVES paints a chilling portrait of a nation in the final stages of transformation into outright authoritarianism, whose citizens have become little more than a nation of suspects to be cowed, corralled, and controlled. Pulling from his extensive knowledge of constitutional law, history, and futuristic films, John W. Whitehead helps readers navigate this treacherous terrain and provides them with a blueprint for hopefully finding their way back to freedom.
Cop Knowledge
Author: Christopher P. Wilson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226901329
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction- Thin Blue Lines: Police Power and Cultural Storytelling1. "The Machinery of a Finished Society": Stephen Crane, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Police2. ..".and the Human Cop": Professionalism and the Procedural at Midcentury3. Blue Knights and Brown Jackets: Beat, Badge, and "Civility" in the 1960s4. Hardcovering "True" Crime: Cop Shops and Crime Scenes in the 1980s5. Framing the Shooter: The Globe, the Police, and the StreetsEpilogue- Police BluesNotesIndex Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226901329
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction- Thin Blue Lines: Police Power and Cultural Storytelling1. "The Machinery of a Finished Society": Stephen Crane, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Police2. ..".and the Human Cop": Professionalism and the Procedural at Midcentury3. Blue Knights and Brown Jackets: Beat, Badge, and "Civility" in the 1960s4. Hardcovering "True" Crime: Cop Shops and Crime Scenes in the 1980s5. Framing the Shooter: The Globe, the Police, and the StreetsEpilogue- Police BluesNotesIndex Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Black Police in America
Author: W. Marvin Dulaney
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253210401
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"Clear, concise, and filled with new materials, the book sets a high standard . . . Scholars in African American, police, and urban history will all be grateful for what is certain to become a fundamental work in their fields." —The Alabama Review "A balanced, perceptive, and readable study." —Kirkus Reviews " . . . easily read and interesting text . . . " —The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) "[This] readable book is bound to explode plenty of myths. . . . This is an important book that is long overdue." —Our Texas, The Spirit of African-American Heritage "There is no better time than now for this electrifying, clear, and much needed volume." —Robert B. Ingram, President, National Conference of Black Mayors "Black Police in America is the most comprehensive and best documented study that I have read on African Americans in law enforcement." —Nudie Eugene Williams, University of Arkansas "Full of fascinating stories and accounts of racism and heroism, as well as photos and charts, this volume fills a void in the study of the African-American experience." —South Carolina Historical Magazine ". . . a fresh and original study and an important contribution to the fields of African American and urban history and criminal justice." —The Journal of American History " . . . an accomplished and wide-ranging comparative analysis of the role of race in the development and operation of police departments in America's nineteenth- and twentieth-century cities." —The Journal of Southern History African Americans demanded "colored police for colored people" for over two centuries. Black Police in America traces the history of African Americans in policing, from the appointment of the first "free men of color" as slave patrollers in 19th-century New Orleans to the advent of black police chiefs in urban centers—and explains the impact of black police officers on race relations, law enforcement, and crime.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253210401
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"Clear, concise, and filled with new materials, the book sets a high standard . . . Scholars in African American, police, and urban history will all be grateful for what is certain to become a fundamental work in their fields." —The Alabama Review "A balanced, perceptive, and readable study." —Kirkus Reviews " . . . easily read and interesting text . . . " —The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) "[This] readable book is bound to explode plenty of myths. . . . This is an important book that is long overdue." —Our Texas, The Spirit of African-American Heritage "There is no better time than now for this electrifying, clear, and much needed volume." —Robert B. Ingram, President, National Conference of Black Mayors "Black Police in America is the most comprehensive and best documented study that I have read on African Americans in law enforcement." —Nudie Eugene Williams, University of Arkansas "Full of fascinating stories and accounts of racism and heroism, as well as photos and charts, this volume fills a void in the study of the African-American experience." —South Carolina Historical Magazine ". . . a fresh and original study and an important contribution to the fields of African American and urban history and criminal justice." —The Journal of American History " . . . an accomplished and wide-ranging comparative analysis of the role of race in the development and operation of police departments in America's nineteenth- and twentieth-century cities." —The Journal of Southern History African Americans demanded "colored police for colored people" for over two centuries. Black Police in America traces the history of African Americans in policing, from the appointment of the first "free men of color" as slave patrollers in 19th-century New Orleans to the advent of black police chiefs in urban centers—and explains the impact of black police officers on race relations, law enforcement, and crime.
Once a Cop
Author: Corey Pegues
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501110497
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A "former cop sets the record straight in this ... memoir about his youth selling crack in the '80s with one of NYC's toughest gangs and later rise through the ranks of the NYPD to become a community leader"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501110497
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
A "former cop sets the record straight in this ... memoir about his youth selling crack in the '80s with one of NYC's toughest gangs and later rise through the ranks of the NYPD to become a community leader"--
American Cop in Bosnia
Author: Michael Egbert
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1662404166
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The United Nations created the International Police Task Force to help create a new democratic-style law enforcement system to replace the previous one that terrorized the people of the old Yugoslavia under the Communist regime of Tito. Michael had been recruited to be a member of this force. Michael gained a position of prominence that provided him opportunities to improve the lives of the people in northern Bosnia as well as those police officers from around the world assigned to his region. Michael met many influential people, such as ambassadors, heads of state, and the most famous being Princess Diana. Michael was able to use his influence in overcoming roadblocks to help several families to emigrate from Bosnia and giving local people much-needed jobs to support their families. Michael was the liaison between the United Nations and the United States Army who maintained three bases of operations in the northern region. Michael's one-year assignment with the United Nations would become the most fulfilling year in his law enforcement career, one that changed his life forever.
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1662404166
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The United Nations created the International Police Task Force to help create a new democratic-style law enforcement system to replace the previous one that terrorized the people of the old Yugoslavia under the Communist regime of Tito. Michael had been recruited to be a member of this force. Michael gained a position of prominence that provided him opportunities to improve the lives of the people in northern Bosnia as well as those police officers from around the world assigned to his region. Michael met many influential people, such as ambassadors, heads of state, and the most famous being Princess Diana. Michael was able to use his influence in overcoming roadblocks to help several families to emigrate from Bosnia and giving local people much-needed jobs to support their families. Michael was the liaison between the United Nations and the United States Army who maintained three bases of operations in the northern region. Michael's one-year assignment with the United Nations would become the most fulfilling year in his law enforcement career, one that changed his life forever.
Police Interrogation and American Justice
Author: Richard A. Leo
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674035313
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
"Read him his rights." We all recognize this line from cop dramas. But what happens afterward? In this book, Leo sheds light on a little-known corner of our criminal justice system--the police interrogation. An important study of the criminal justice system, this book provides interesting answers and raises some unsettling questions.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674035313
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
"Read him his rights." We all recognize this line from cop dramas. But what happens afterward? In this book, Leo sheds light on a little-known corner of our criminal justice system--the police interrogation. An important study of the criminal justice system, this book provides interesting answers and raises some unsettling questions.
No More Police
Author: Mariame Kaba
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620977303
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
An instant national best seller A persuasive primer on police abolition from two veteran organizers “One of the world’s most prominent advocates, organizers and political educators of the [abolitionist] framework.” —NBCNews.com on Mariame Kaba In this powerful call to action, New York Times bestselling author Mariame Kaba and attorney and organizer Andrea J. Ritchie detail why policing doesn’t stop violence, instead perpetuating widespread harm; outline the many failures of contemporary police reforms; and explore demands to defund police, divest from policing, and invest in community resources to create greater safety through a Black feminist lens. Centering survivors of state, interpersonal, and community-based violence, and highlighting uprisings, campaigns, and community-based projects, No More Police makes a compelling case for a world where the tools required to prevent, interrupt, and transform violence in all its forms are abundant. Part handbook, part road map, No More Police calls on us to turn away from systems that perpetrate violence in the name of ending it toward a world where violence is the exception, and safe, well-resourced and thriving communities are the rule.
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1620977303
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
An instant national best seller A persuasive primer on police abolition from two veteran organizers “One of the world’s most prominent advocates, organizers and political educators of the [abolitionist] framework.” —NBCNews.com on Mariame Kaba In this powerful call to action, New York Times bestselling author Mariame Kaba and attorney and organizer Andrea J. Ritchie detail why policing doesn’t stop violence, instead perpetuating widespread harm; outline the many failures of contemporary police reforms; and explore demands to defund police, divest from policing, and invest in community resources to create greater safety through a Black feminist lens. Centering survivors of state, interpersonal, and community-based violence, and highlighting uprisings, campaigns, and community-based projects, No More Police makes a compelling case for a world where the tools required to prevent, interrupt, and transform violence in all its forms are abundant. Part handbook, part road map, No More Police calls on us to turn away from systems that perpetrate violence in the name of ending it toward a world where violence is the exception, and safe, well-resourced and thriving communities are the rule.
The Black and the Blue
Author: Matthew Horace
Publisher: Legacy Lit
ISBN: 0316440078
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide. Yet it was not until seven years into his service- when Horace found himself face down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer-that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments. Through gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts from interviews with police and government officials around the country, Horace presents an insider's examination of archaic police tactics. He dissects some of the nation's most highly publicized police shootings and communities to explain how these systems and tactics have hurt the people they serve, revealing the mistakes that have stoked racist policing, sky-high incarceration rates, and an epidemic of violence. "Horace's authority as an experienced officer, as well as his obvious integrity and courage, provides the book with a gravitas." -- The Washington Post "The Black and the Blue is an affirmation of the critical need for criminal justice reform, all the more urgent because it/DIVDIVcomes from an insider who respects his profession yet is willing to reveal its flaws." -- USA Today
Publisher: Legacy Lit
ISBN: 0316440078
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide. Yet it was not until seven years into his service- when Horace found himself face down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer-that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments. Through gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts from interviews with police and government officials around the country, Horace presents an insider's examination of archaic police tactics. He dissects some of the nation's most highly publicized police shootings and communities to explain how these systems and tactics have hurt the people they serve, revealing the mistakes that have stoked racist policing, sky-high incarceration rates, and an epidemic of violence. "Horace's authority as an experienced officer, as well as his obvious integrity and courage, provides the book with a gravitas." -- The Washington Post "The Black and the Blue is an affirmation of the critical need for criminal justice reform, all the more urgent because it/DIVDIVcomes from an insider who respects his profession yet is willing to reveal its flaws." -- USA Today