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Police Violence in America, 1869-1920
256 Incidents Involving Death or Injury
Langbeschreibung
Police violence is not a new phenomenon. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, police officers in America assaulted or killed many ordinary citizens, often during improper detainments or arrests where no threat existed or no crime had been committed. Based on hundreds of newspaper accounts from 1869 through 1920, this history provides a chronological listing of interactions between police and unarmed citizens in which the citizens--some of them minors--were assaulted or killed. Police who committed such acts often lied to protect themselves, assisted by fellow officers and encouraging the media to demonize the victims. The author provides information on the prosecution and punishment of officers where available.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionOne ¿¿1869-1879Two ¿¿1880-1889Three ¿¿1890-1899Four ¿¿1900-1909Five ¿¿1910-1920Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex
Cultural historian Kerry Segrave is the author of dozens of books on such diverse topics as drive-in theaters, ticket-scalping, lie detectors, jukeboxes, smoking and shoplifting. He lives in British Columbia.
ISBN-13:
9781476664835
Veröffentl:
2016
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.08.2016
Seiten:
248
Autor:
Kerry Segrave
Gewicht:
408 g
Format:
229x152x15 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
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