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Author:
Ghafoerkhan, Olivia, 1982-
Title:
Police defunding and reform : what changes are needed? / by Olivia Ghafoerkhan and Hal Marcovitz.
Publisher:
ReferencePoint Press
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Police--United States--Finance--Juvenile literature.
Racism--United States.
Racism--Juvenile literature.
Police administration.
Police brutality--United States.
Police brutality.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Discrimination in law enforcement--United States.
Young adult literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-61) and index.
Contents:
Reforming police practices -- Reforming police policies -- Demands to defund the police -- Changes are happening.
Summary:
"Police brutality is not a new issue in the United States. There have been calls to reform policing since the 1960s. It was then during the civil rights movement that policing first came under fire for being racially biased. Since then there have been some attempts at reform, but the issue of police brutality remains"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1678200263
9781678200268
LCCN:
2020048103
Locations:
XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)
KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

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