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Zusatztext "Why does human rights training fail to diminish the use of torture by police? Rachel Wahl's fascinating book argues that police torture is not simply the product of indifference or the legacy of colonial rule but also the moral compass of police themselves as they endeavor to produce security, justice, and order. Just Violence offers an alternative explanation of police violence and the misfit between local conceptions of justice and the general principles of the human rights system. This provocative book offers new insights into human rights education and the enduring tensions between rights and security." Informationen zum Autor Rachel Wahl is Assistant Professor in the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy at the University of Virginia. Klappentext This book examines the beliefs of law enforcement officers who support the use of torture and the implications of these beliefs for officers' responses to human rights activism and education. Zusammenfassung This book examines the beliefs of law enforcement officers who support the use of torture and the implications of these beliefs for officers' responses to human rights activism and education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Human Rights from the Other Side 1. Human Rights Education and State Violence 2. Police Beliefs and the Moral Imaginary of Violence 3. Justice in Context 4. Police Respond to Human Rights Education 5. Complications of the Local: Violence, Religion, and Culture 6. Complications of the Global: Competing International Norms 7. Police Respond to Human Rights Activists Conclusion: Dilemmas and Possibilities
