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Over-Policing Black Bodies: The Need for Multidimensional and Transformative Reforms
2020 deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor rekindled decades old concerns about the legitimacy of policing. This book confirms that the Floyd and Taylor cases are not isolated incidents and provides suggestions toward prevention. It was originally published as special issue in Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice.
| Author(s) | Edited by Delores D. Jones-Brown, Jason M. Williams (Montclair State University, USA). |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 170 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 31 May 2023 |
| Availability | POD |
2020 deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor rekindled decades old concerns about the legitimacy of policing. This book confirms that the Floyd and Taylor cases are not isolated incidents and provides suggestions toward prevention. It was originally published as special issue in Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice.
Introduction 1. From the field: Why I founded Black Cops Against Police Brutality 2. Understanding the role of race, gender and age in request to consent search drivers 3. "I'm afraid of cops:" black protesters' and residents' perceptions of policing in t
Delores D. Jones-Brown, J.D., Ph.D. has written extensively on the intersection of race and injustice, with a particular focus on policing. She is Professor Emerita at the CUNY Graduate Center and is retired from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her
