discrimination in law enforcement

"Little Avery becomes concerned after seeing another police shooting of an unarmed man. His parents decide it is time to have 'the talk'. They teach him and his brother a catchy chant to help remember what to do if approached by an officer, while also emphasizing that all policemen are not bad"--Provided by publisher.

" Robbie Tolan, who early on one New Year's Eve morning, foundhimself being rushed to the hospital. A white police officerhad shot him in the chest after mistakenly accusing him of stealing his own car...while in his own driveway. In a journey that took nearly a decade, Tolan and his family saw his case go before the United States Supreme Court in a groundbreaking decision, while Tolan struggled with how to put his life back together. Holding him together through this journey was the strength of his mother and father, his faith in God, and an impenetrable belief that he deserved justice like any other American who'd been wronged."--Provided by publisher.

The author, an African American police officer for nearly three decades, discusses racism and corruption in America's law enforcement community. Draws on his own experiences, research, and interviews with police, government officials, and law experts to provide an inside look at today's toxic, archaic police culture and policies, and offer suggestions for reform.

The term "racial discrimination" refers to people being treated unequally and unfairly solely because of their race. Although it is a considered a problem throughout the United States, not everyone agrees about the seriousness of it. Racial Discrimination examines what this discrimination entails, how it is manifested, how widespread it is, how it affects real people, and efforts to address this discrimination.

"Police brutality and misconduct have been under the microscope for the last several years, Loretta Prater confronts the far-reaching consequences of police brutality through the personal case of her son"--OCLC.

"Current Controversies: Racial Profiling explores the most recent issues related to racial profiling, including whether racial profiling is a problem; Arab Muslims and profiling in the war on terror; causes and consequences of racial profiling; and what to do about racial profiling"--From the publisher's web site.

A collection of essays by activists, journalists, and community organizers that explores police violence against people of color and other marginalized communities and failures of reform the justice system.

Contains twenty-five essays with various viewpoints on issues relating to police brutality.

America likes to tell itself that it inhabits a postracial world, yet nearly every empirical measure?wealth, unemployment, incarceration, school segregation?reveals that racial inequality has barely improved since 1968, when Richard Nixon became our first ?law and order? president. With the clarity and originality that distinguished his prescient bestseller, Twilight of the Elites, Chris Hayes upends our national conversation on policing and democracy in a book of wide-ranging historical, social, and political analysis.

Contains twenty-five essays with various viewpoints on issues relating to police brutality.