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Federal Intervention in American Police Departments
Stephen Rushin
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Description for Federal Intervention in American Police Departments
paperback. This book evaluates how structural reform litigation initiated by federal intervention has transformed police departments and reduced law enforcement misconduct. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPP; LAQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
For much of American history, the federal government has played a limited role in local police regulation. That all changed in 1994, when Congress passed a little known statute that permitted the US Attorney General to reform troubled police departments. Since then, many of the nation's largest police departments - including those in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Washington, DC, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Albuquerque - have been subject to federal oversight. But until recently, we've known little about how this federal process works. Drawing on original interviews, court documents, statistical data, and media reports, this book provides the ... Read more
For much of American history, the federal government has played a limited role in local police regulation. That all changed in 1994, when Congress passed a little known statute that permitted the US Attorney General to reform troubled police departments. Since then, many of the nation's largest police departments - including those in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Washington, DC, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Albuquerque - have been subject to federal oversight. But until recently, we've known little about how this federal process works. Drawing on original interviews, court documents, statistical data, and media reports, this book provides the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107513563
SKU
V9781107513563
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About Stephen Rushin
Stephen Rushin is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama School of Law. He specializes in police regulation, criminal law, criminal procedure, and privacy law. He holds a JD and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley. His research has appeared in top academic journals such as Cornell Law Review, California Law Review, and Minnesota Law Review. Numerous national ... Read more
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