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Author:

Harris, Duchess, author.

Title:

Race and policing in modern America / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD, with R.L. Van.

Publisher:

Core Libraryan imprint of Abdo Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts ; 24 cm

Subject:

Police-community relations--United States--Juvenile literature.
Police--United States--Juvenile literature.
Police ethics--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--Race relations--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Van, R. L., author.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Foundations of a flawed system -- Systemic racism -- Use of force and justice -- The future of American policing.

Summary:

This book explores how the US criminal justice system perpetuates inequality, from the police's origins as slave patrols to the school-to-prison pipeline. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and there is great racial inequality in the criminal justice system.

Series:

Core library guide to racism in modern America
Harris, Duchess. Core Library guide to racism in modern America.

ISBN:

1644945118
9781644945117
1532194684
9781532194689

LCCN:

2020944140

Locations:

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

YCPD572 -- Hiawatha Public Library (Hiawatha)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)