Policing American Indians - A Unique Chapter in American Jurisprudence

List of contents

Introduction. Aboriginal Justice Model: The Harmony Ethos. Euro-American Indigenous Relations, Policies, and Control (1675-1975). Examples of Police Abuse Toward American Indians. Policing the Americas: Enforcing Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine. The Contemporary Situation.

About the author

Laurence Armand French, PhD, is a researcher and affiliate professor of the Justiceworks Institute of the University of New Hampshire. He earned his PhD in sociology from the University of New Hampshire and his PhD in cultural psychology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is professor emeritus of psychology at Western New Mexico University, a member of several societies, a veteran of the US Marine Corps, and a licensed clinical psychologist. He won the 2014 McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award and has over 280 publications, including 15 books. His major research areas are international and comparative social, human, and criminal justice; Native American and minority issues; police and criminal psychology; and neuro-, clinical, and forensic psychology.

Summary

This book explores the injustices of bias, prejudice, and corruption in American jurisprudence concerning American Indians.

Product details

• Authors: Laurence Armand French, French Laurence Armand
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2015
• EAN: 9781498705639
• ISBN: 978-1-4987-0563-9
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, LAW / Legal History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Indigenous Peoples, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Police & security services, Civil rights & citizenship, Relating to Native American people, Police and security services, Civics and citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, LAW / Indigenous Law & Legal Systems