Race and policing in America : conflict and reform /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Weitzer, Ronald John, 1952-
Imprint:New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 225 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge studies in criminology
Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Subject:Police -- United States -- Public opinion.
Minorities -- United States -- Attitudes.
Police-community relations -- United States.
Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States.
Racism -- United States.
Police misconduct -- United States.
Police -- États-Unis -- Opinion publique.
Minorités -- États-Unis -- Attitudes.
Relations police-collectivité -- États-Unis.
Discrimination dans l'application des lois -- États-Unis.
Racisme -- États-Unis.
Abus de la police -- États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Law Enforcement.
Discrimination in law enforcement.
Minorities -- Attitudes.
Police-community relations.
Police misconduct.
Police -- Public opinion.
Racism.
États-Unis -- Relations raciales.
United States.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11813390
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Other authors / contributors:Tuch, Steven A., 1949-
ISBN:9780511226243
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-219) and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:Race and Policing in America is about relations between police and citizens, with a focus on racial differences. This book examines the roles played by contact with police, mass media reporting on the police, and neighborhood characteristics in shaping citizens' views of the police.
Other form:Print version: Weitzer, Ronald John, 1952- Race and policing in America. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 9780521851527 0521851521