Police use of excessive force in disorganized neighborhoods / Zachary R. Hays.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Main Author: Hays, Zachary R., 1980-
Language:English
Published: El Paso [Tex.] : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011.
Series:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subjects:
Police brutality > United States.
Community policing > United States.
Neighborhoods > United States.
Physical Description:xi, 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Neighborhoods & police use of force
  • Current explanations of police use of force
  • The influence of neighborhoods on crime
  • Why neighborhood context may influence police behavior
  • Testing a social disorganization theory of police use of force
  • The doubly-victimized residents of disorganized neighborhoods
  • Discussion and conclusions.