ENGL 105 Research Guide (Baden - Summer 2022)

Award-winning Chicago journalist Anthony Stanford goes behind the headlines to provide a far-reaching analysis of brutality, vice, and corruption among men and women who have sworn to serve and protect. Drawing on actual cases to examine the widespread phenomenon of corruption inside law enforcement agencies, Stanford looks at the effort of criminal elements and gangs to infiltrate police departments and the criminal justice system, and he discusses how vigilante justice is encouraged by claims of police misconduct. The book also explores the trickle-down effect of police corruption as it affects American values and society as a whole. But the news, Stanford argues, is not all bad. Police departments across the nation are fighting against abuse of power, and Stanford sheds lights on the escalating battle they are waging against rogue police officers and on their efforts to insulate their departments against the criminality and corruption so prevalent today, --From publisher description.

Police use of force has been a major concern for police departments and citizens in the United States since the 1840s when police started carrying guns. Dr. Palmiotto presents the most important issues facing the police and the communities they serve in encounters that turn violent. It starts with a thorough historical introduction, covers use of force, deadly force, non-lethal weapons, militarization of policing, racism and profiling, legal cases, psychology, perception and training, and prevention. Case studies of famous cases including Rodney King and the Ferguson shooting are presented. -- Provided by publisher.

"This book examines how police related deaths occur, and why officers are rarely held accountable for them. It argues that such deaths are the result of systemic and structural issues that are deeply embedded in US society and institutions"-- Provided by publisher.