Federal intervention in American police departments:

"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 department. Since then, many of the nation's la...

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1. Verfasser: Rushin, Stephen (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge ; New York, NY ; Port Melbourne ; Delhi ; Singapore Cambridge University Press 2017
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Zusammenfassung:"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 department. Since then, many of the nation's largest police departments - including those in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Washington, DC, Seattle, 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 first comprehensive account of federal intervention in American police departments. It shows that, under the right circumstances, federal intervention is uniquely effective at combating misconduct in police departments. However, federal intervention is far from perfect. This book concludes by arguing that Congress should expand and improve federal oversight of policing"...
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xi, 298 Seiten Diagramme 24 cm
ISBN:9781107105737
9781107513563

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