Federal Intervention in American Police Departments

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Rushin is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama School of Law. He specializes in police regulation, criminal law, criminal procedure, and privacy law. He holds a JD and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. His research has appeared in top academic journals such as Cornell Law Review, California Law Review, and Minnesota Law Review. Numerous national media outlets have featured his research and expertise, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, National Public Radio, PBS Frontline, Time Magazine, Al Jazeera America, and BBC America. Klappentext This book evaluates how structural reform litigation initiated by federal intervention has transformed police departments and reduced law enforcement misconduct. Zusammenfassung Over the last twenty years! the federal government has used a little known statute to overhaul many of the nation's largest police departments! including those in Los Angeles! Chicago! Seattle! New Orleans! Washington! DC! and many more. This book provides the first empirical evaluation of how this reform process works. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The problem of police misconduct; 2. The intervention era; 3. Federal intervention in action; 4. Possibilities and limitations; 5. Moving forward: improving oversight of local police.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Rushin, Stephen (University of Alabama) Rushin, Rushin Stephen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.04.2017
• EAN: 9781107105737
• ISBN: 978-1-107-10573-7
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Public Administration, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law