Other Electronic Resources
- QuickSearch: Police Brutality--United StatesOnline items from the catalog with the subject Police Brutality--United States
Statistics
- The Counted - The GuardianDatabase of people killed by the police in the U.S. Can sort by state, gender, age, race/ethnicity, classification and armed/unarmed.
- Killed by PoliceList of individuals killed by police with news sources.
- National Use-of-Force Data CollectionLaw enforcement use of force has long been a topic of national discussion, but a number of high-profile cases involving law enforcement use of force have heightened awareness of these incidents in recent years. However, the opportunity to analyze information related to use-of-force incidents and to have an informed dialogue is hindered by the lack of nationwide statistics. To address the topic, representatives from major law enforcement organizations are working in collaboration with the FBI to develop the National Use-of-Force Data Collection.
- Washington Post Police Shootings DatabaseIn 2015, The Washington Post began to log every fatal shooting by an on-duty police officer in the United States. In that time there have been more than 5,000 such shootings recorded by The Post.
Ebooks
The Politics of Force by ISBN: 0520924312Publication Date: 2000-01-01When police brutality becomes front-page news, it triggers a sudden, intense interaction between the media, the public, and the police. Regina Lawrence ably demonstrates how these news events provide the raw materials for looking at underlying problems in American society.
Criminology Explains Police Violence by ISBN: 9780520971639Publication Date: 2020-01-21Criminology Explains Police Violence offers a concise and targeted overview of criminological theory applied to the phenomenon of police violence.
Police Use of Excessive Force in Disorganized Neighborhoods by ISBN: 1593326696Publication Date: 2011-01-01Hays examines how residents of socially disorganized neighborhoods become the victims of both criminals and rogue police officers.
Brotherhood of Corruption by ISBN: 1613741405Publication Date: 2004-08-01A former Chicago cop exposes shocking truths about the abuses of power within the city's police department in this memoir of violence, drugs, and men with badges.
Ending Police Violence by ISBN: 9781421436449Publication Date: 2020-01-14Excessive police violence and its disproportionate targeting of minority communities has existed in the United States since police forces first formed in the colonial period. . In From Enforcers to Guardians, Hannah L. F. Cooper and Mindy Thompson Fullilove approach the issue from a radically different angle: as a public health problem.
Blackhood Against the Police Power by ISBN: 9781611863185Publication Date: 2019-06-01Both significant and timely, Blackhood Against the Police Power addresses the punishment of "race" and the disavowal of sexual violence central to the contemporary "post-racial" culture of politics.
Citizens, Cops, and Power by ISBN: 0226327353Publication Date: 2009-11-21Drawing on data he collected in diverse Seattle neighborhoods from interviews with residents, observation of police officers, and attendance at community-police meetings, Herbert identifies the many obstacles that make effective collaboration between city dwellers and the police so unlikely to succeed.
Excessive Use of Force by ISBN: 9781538108000Publication Date: 2018-03-15Police brutality and misconduct has been under the microscope for the last several years, and Loretta Prater brings these issues to light through research reports and numerous examples of cases, including the personal case of her son.
Police Brutality by ISBN: 9780737775181Publication Date: 2016-02-03Four intriguing questions are asked across four chapters: Are the police using excessive force? Is police brutality a widespread problem in the United States? How can police brutality be stopped? What is the U.S. government's response to police brutality?
APB - Artists Against Police Brutality by ISBN: 9781495607523Publication Date: 2015-10-28An incredibly unique comic book benefit project featuring comic shorts, pin-ups, short essays, and flash fiction, the proceeds of which will be going to the Innocence Project
The End of Policing by ISBN: 9781784782894Publication Date: 2017-10-10How the police endanger us and why we need to find an alternative Among activists, journalists, and politicians, the conversation about how to respond and improve policing has focused on accountability, diversity, training, and community relations. Unfortunately, these reforms will not produce results, either alone or in combination.
