Police Brutality - A Philadelphia Story

Using Philadelphia as a case study, this book analyzes the evolution of predatory policing, attempts to curb aggressive practices, and the resultant chasm between reform efforts and the expansion of police discretion.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: The Philadelphia Negro
Chapter Two: Rizzo in The Hood: Struggle & More Strife
Chapter Three: Battling Brutality
Chapter Four: MOVE
Chapter Five: Policing the Philadelphia Police
Chapter Six: Mumia Abu-Jamal
Chapter Seven: Policing Race & The Law: Redress & Reform?
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Ife Williams is professor of political science and African American history at Delaware County Community College.

Product details

• Authors: Ife Williams
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2023
• EAN: 9781666901542
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-154-2
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Policing Perspectives and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology