Above the Law: Police and the Excessive Use of Force

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by Jerome H. Skolnick

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The now-famous videotape of the beating of Rodney King precipitated a national outcry against police violence. Skolnick and Fyfe, two of the nation's top experts on law enforcement, use the incident to introduce a revealing historical analysis of such violence and the extent of its survival in law enforcement today.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0029291534

ISBN13:9780029291535

Release Date:February 1994

Publisher:Free Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"

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Criminal Law Criminology Law Enforcement Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare

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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago

If you are interested in learning about the brutality of the police force and what can be done to prevent it, I highly recommend this book

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