Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-148) and index.
Contents:
Police brutality is a serious problem / Human Rights Watch -- The extent of police brutality is exaggerated / Arch Puddington -- Police corruption is widespread / Joseph D. McNamara -- The extent of police corruption is exaggerated / Sunil Dutta -- The FBI is brutal and corrupt / Phyllis Schlafly -- Charges against the FBI are exaggerated / Oliver "Buck" Revell -- Racism causes police brutality / Salim Muwakkil -- The police are not racist / Michael Levin -- Ineffective training on handling the mentally ill causes police brutality / Los Angeles Times -- A lack of female officers causes police brutality / Tracy Fitzsimmons -- Assertive policing leads to police misconduct / Clarence Page -- Assertive policing reduces crime / Mona Charen -- Community policing does not prevent police brutality / Revolutionary Worker -- Community policing reduces crime / Edmund F. McGarrell -- Racial profiling is unjust / Bob Herbert -- Race is an important consideration to reduce crime / Jackson Toby -- Civilian oversight reduces police brutality / Nation -- Civilian oversight does not prevent police brutality / Ken Boettcher -- Codes of silence prevent effective oversight / Jack E. White -- The police code of silence is exaggerated / James Lardner.
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