Police-Related Deaths in the United States

This book examines how police related deaths occur, and why officers are rarely held accountable for them. It argues that such deaths are the result of systemic and structural issues that are deeply embedded in US society and institutions.

List of contents

Chapter 1: 'Comply or Die'
Chapter 2: Suspect Populations
Chapter 3: They Musta Done Somethin'
Chapter 4: Move On, Nothing to See Here
Chapter 5: Blue Codes and Bad Apples
Chapter 6: Walk in My Shoes
Chapter 7: Business as Usual?

About the author

David Baker is lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool, UK.

Product details

• Authors: David Baker, Baker David
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.05.2021
• EAN: 9781793611574
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-157-4
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Policing Perspectives and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Ethnic groups & multicultural studies, Social discrimination & inequality, Social discrimination & equal treatment, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Crime & criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination