Excessive Use of Force - One Mother''s Struggle Against Police Brutality and Misconduct

Police brutality and misconduct have been under the microscope for the last several years. Loretta Prater confronts the far-reaching consequences of police brutality through the personal case of her son, numerous examples of other cases, and a review of related research.

List of contents

Prologue
Introduction
1: Homicide or Natural Causes: How did Leslie Vaughn Prater Die?
2: Police Brutality: Myth or Reality?
3: Profiling: Reported Research and Personal Experiences
4: Review of Police Departmental Responses to In-Custody Deaths
5: Fueling a Legal Battle
6: To Settle or Not to Settle in Wrongful Death Cases Involving Police Officers
7: Silent No More: Strategies of Advocacy to Elevate Public Awareness
8: MOMS (Mothers of Murdered Sons: Unarmed and Killed by Law Enforcement
9: Police Academy Workshops: A Proactive Strategy to Address Police Misconduct
10: No Justice, No Peace: Paths in Seeking Change through Public Policy

About the author

By Loretta P. Prater

Summary

Police brutality and misconduct have been under the microscope for the last several years. Loretta Prater confronts the far-reaching consequences of police brutality through the personal case of her son, numerous examples of other cases, and a review of related research.

Product details

• Authors: Loretta P Prater, Loretta P. Prater
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781538108000
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0800-0
• No. of pages: 298
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Police Brutality;Police Misconduct