When a high school honors student emerges from a police confrontation outside his home bruised and beaten, and facing serious criminal charges, an American city erupts in protests. A long quest for justice begins. "A City Divided" uncovers what happened and examines if race, fear and police conduct answer key questions that have become all too familiar. What goes wrong in these police confrontations and why? Can the courts find justice? And how can we prevent these tragedies in the future?
When a high school honors student emerges from a police confrontation outside his home bruised and beaten, and facing serious criminal charges, an American city erupts in protests. A long quest for justice begins. "A City Divided" uncovers what happened and examines if race, fear and police conduct answer key questions that have become all too familiar. What goes wrong in these police confrontations and why? Can the courts find justice? And how can we prevent these tragedies in the future?Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David A. Harris, leading expert on racial profiling in the United States, is the Sally Ann Semenko Chair at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, USA. His work on police, public safety and the law includes his books Failed Evidence: Why Law Enforcement Resists Science (2012), Good Cops: The Case for Preventive Policing (2005) and Profiles in Injustice: Why Racial Profiling Cannot Work (2002).
Inhaltsangabe
1. The Incident Part I: What Happened? 2. The People and the Places 3. The Immediate Aftermath 4. Investigations and Decisions 5. The Remaining Arena: Civil Litigation Part II: Why Did This Happen? 6. The Poison of Race 7. How Fear Impacts the Police 8. How Fear Impacts Black Americans 9. If He Didn't Do Anything, Then Why Did He Run? Part III: Was Justice Served? 10. The First Trial: Jordan's Case 11. The First Trial: The Police Case 12. The Second Trial Part IV: What's Next? 13. What Can We Do? Epilogue Glossary Index.
1. The Incident Part I: What Happened? 2. The People and the Places 3. The Immediate Aftermath 4. Investigations and Decisions 5. The Remaining Arena: Civil Litigation Part II: Why Did This Happen? 6. The Poison of Race 7. How Fear Impacts the Police 8. How Fear Impacts Black Americans 9. If He Didn't Do Anything, Then Why Did He Run? Part III: Was Justice Served? 10. The First Trial: Jordan's Case 11. The First Trial: The Police Case 12. The Second Trial Part IV: What's Next? 13. What Can We Do? Epilogue Glossary Index.
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