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"This book's radical theory of police argues that the police demand for order is a class order and a racialized and patriarchal order. To maintain it, they must patrol an imaginary line between society and nature and transform nature into inert matter made available for accumulation. Police don't just patrol the ghetto or the Indian reservation, and the thin blue line doesn't just refer to a social order. Rather, police announce a general claim to domination--of labor and of nature. Police and police violence are modes of environment making. This edited volume argues that any effort to understand racialized police violence is incomplete without a focus on the role of police in constituting and reinforcing patterns of environmental racism." -- Provided by publisher.
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"Over the last 60 years, more has been done in Oakland to reform policing than any other American city-and yet, Oakland has failed to reign in the tendencies of its police to prey upon, rather than protect, its communities. Why is this, and what does it mean both for Oakland, and for America? THE RIDERS COME OUT AT NIGHT will be the first authoritative account of the Oakland Police Department's troubling history of violence, secrecy, and mismanagement, and the city's unfulfilled promise to implement constitutional policing. By examining cases of police violence and corruption in one of America's most iconic cities, the Polk Award-winning investigative duo, Ali Winston & Darwin BondGraham, illustrate why criminal justice reform has proven an elusive goal for the entire nation. Their investigation will introduce readers to "The Riders," a band of corrupt cops running riot through the city, and to Keith Batt, a "fresh out of the academy" rookie assigned to patrol with the Riders. Winston & BondGraham deftly maneuver between the worlds of intransigent police culture to City Hall, where a lack of political will to see through reforms (and local prosecutors who failed to hold officers accountable) conspire to keep these cycles of brutality in place. Through never-before-seen reporting and interviews, the authors paint a portrait of a city-and nation-in crisis, and the steps needed to finally, once and for all, effectively address policing in the Unites States"--
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Ce texte inédit, précédé d'une grande introduction, explique la logique implacable d'un événement qui correspond aux derniers feux de la folie coloniale. Le massacre d'Algériens par la police parisienne le 17 octobre 1961, longtemps occulté, marque la fin et le paroxysme d'un épisode où la France s'est écartée des principes hérités des plus grands moments de son histoire. À cinq mois de la fin de la guerre d'Algérie, le 17 octobre 1961, Paris a connu le plus grand massacre de gens du peuple depuis la Semaine sanglante de 1871. Des dizaines de milliers d'Algériens manifestant sans armes ont été violemment réprimés par des policiers aux ordres du préfet Maurice Papon, faisant peut-être deux cents morts. Et pendant une trentaine d'années, ce drame a été " oublié ". Pourtant, dès l'époque, des femmes et hommes courageux ont tenté de le faire connaître. En témoigne le texte inédit que Marcel et Paulette Péju devaient faire paraître à l'été 1962 et publié ici pour la première fois. Nourri de nombreux témoignages d'Algériens recueillis à chaud, sa lecture ne laisse pas indemne. Il est complété par La triple occultation d'un massacre de Gilles Manceron, qui jette une lumière neuve sur cet événement. Papon était appuyé dans le gouvernement par ceux qui désapprouvaient les choix du général de Gaulle dans les négociations en cours pour l'indépendance de l'Algérie. Il a préparé et orchestré la violence de la répression en donnant aux policiers une sorte de permis de tuer. Gilles Manceron éclaire également les raisons de la longue occultation du massacre : sa dissimulation par ses organisateurs au sein de l'État français ; l'effacement de sa mémoire au profit de celle de Charonne en février 1962 ; et le silence des premiers gouvernants de l'Algérie indépendante, car les organisateurs de la manifestation étaient devenus leurs opposants. Ce livre explique la logique implacable d'un événement qui correspond aux derniers feux de la folie coloniale, paroxysme d'une période où la France s'est écartée des principes hérités des plus grands moments de son histoire.
Police brutality. --- Algerians --- History.
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The Parrot's Perch by Karen Keilt is a compelling memoir recounting the author's harrowing experiences under Brazil's military dictatorship. Born in São Paulo, Keilt lived a privileged life until she became a victim of the state's brutal police force. The narrative focuses on her invitation to testify before the Brazilian National Truth Commission, which investigates human rights crimes. Keilt's testimony aims to expose the corruption and violence of the past and push for justice and change in Brazil. The book combines personal trauma with broader themes of resilience and hope for societal reform. It targets readers interested in human rights, political history, and personal narratives of survival and courage.
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The official report from the federal investigation: "Perhaps the most damning, sweeping critique ever of the Chicago Police Department." --Chicago TribuneIn a time of civil unrest in America, with widespread concern about racism, brutality, and division, the federal government conducted an investigation into the affairs of the Chicago Police Department, initiated in late 2015. In a searing report, the Department of Justice examines Chicago's law enforcement officers and officials for a period of nearly thirteen months, digging to uncover moral and legal infractions committed within the department. Revealed is a pattern of aggression, lack of training, excessive use of force, racism and racial profiling, among other misconduct. This is the report in its entirety, sure to provide eye-opening insight into an epidemic of injustice and oppression across a divided nation.
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This collection discusses police training procedure, what constitutes excessive force, and what happens when the community disagrees with the police and the justice system. Relevant topics covered in this balanced anthology include the 1992 L.A. riots and the 2014 outcry in Ferguson, MO, as well as the choking death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, NY.
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