Drawing on years of field research, the country's leading expert examines police brutality in six major urban centers. Chevigny searches for the sources of official violence--and for ways of controlling it. Ultimately, he concludes that persistent government action against crime, including accountability for police violence, discourages vigilantism as well as offical violence.
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Drawing on years of field research, the country's leading expert examines police brutality in six major urban centers. Chevigny searches for the sources of official violence--and for ways of controlling it. Ultimately, he concludes that persistent government action against crime, including accountability for police violence, discourages vigilantism as well as offical violence.
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Good, ex-lib., good. 25 cm, 319, usual library markings The country's leading expert examines police brutality in New York, Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Kingston, Jamaica.
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Good in Good jacket. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 319. Minor edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Blue boards with silver lettering on the spine. 319 historical and informative pages! "In Edge of the Knife, noted authority Paul Chevigny draws on years of field research to investigate torture and the use of deadly force, in addition to less drastic forms of violence, in New York, Los Angeles, Sïo Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Kingston. Chevigny, author of the classic Police Power, examines the sources of official violence and offers possibilities for controlling it. What emerges from his work is an image of police violence as a reflection of the larger order of a city, and a convincing argument for persistent government action against crime--including accountability for police violence....."
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This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear.
