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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Understanding Police Use of Force Understanding Police Use of Force Geoffrey P Alpert Whenever police officers come into contact with citizens there is a chance that the encounter will digress to one in which force is used on a suspect. Fortunately, most police activities do not invol… OL15190407W
They Can't Kill Us All They Can't Kill Us All Wesley Lowery Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer Wesley Lowery traveled from Ferguson, Missouri, to Cleveland, Ohio; Charleston, So… OL17617057W
Invisible no more Invisible no more Andrea J. Ritchie Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement. Placing stories of indiv… OL19722846W
Police state Police state Gerry Spence "We all want to feel safe. But safe from what, and from whom? In his 60-plus years as a trial lawyer, Gerry Spence has never represented a person accused of a crime in which the police hadn't themsel… OL20010113W
Black and blue Black and blue Jeff Pegues "The recent killings in Dallas, Baton Rouge, Ferguson, and elsewhere are just the latest examples of the longstanding rift between law enforcement and people of color. In this revealing journey to th… OL20058386W
Walking with the devil Walking with the devil Michael W. Quinn Too many good cops have learned, through the Code of Silence, to tolerate bad cops and too many bad apples have escaped consequences as a result. This is a nationwide problem that is undermining the … OL9286833W