Policing the Second Amendment - Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race

"An urgent look at the relationship between the politics of guns, race, and policing in America today"--

About the author

Jennifer Carlson is professor of sociology at Arizona State University. She is the author of Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy (Princeton) and Citizen-Protectors: The Everyday Politics of Guns in an Age of Decline. Her writing has appeared in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. She is a 2022 MacArthur Fellow.

Summary

"An urgent look at the relationship between the politics of guns, race, and policing in America today"--

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"Chilling and insightful. . . .Carlson succinctly argues that attitudes about race, most specifically attitudes about African Americans, overwhelm rational debates about law gun use, gun ownership, and the 2nd Amendment itself, specifically within the law enforcement community. Importantly, Carlson brings together an academically rigorous analysis with clear and engaging writing accessible to a wide-ranging audience. For those willing to engage in good-faith debates about gun policy, Carlson’s work provides helpful insights and perspectives."---Staci L. Beavers, Law and Politics Book Review

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Carlson, Carlson Jennifer
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780691183855
• ISBN: 978-0-691-18385-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Criminal law & procedure, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Social discrimination & inequality, Violence in society, Central / national / federal government policies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Constitution: government & the state, Violence and abuse in society, Central government policies, Small firearms, guns and other equipment, Social discrimination and social justice, Small firearms, guns & other equipment, Safety and police law, regulatory and weapons law