Professional Documents
Culture Documents
PolicePowerinAmerica
HistoricalMilestonesandCurrent
Controversies
GinaRobertiello,Editor
1VOLUME
DoesAmericafaceanepidemicofpoliceofficersabusingtheirpowersand
disregardingconstitutionalrights,especiallyincommunitiesofcolor?Orare
suchaccusationsunfair,especiallygiventheenormouschallengesof
enforcingthelawin21stcenturyAmerica?Thisbookprovidesaunique
frameofreferenceforunderstandinghowsomeoftheissuesbetweenthe
policeandthepublicemerged,identifyingeventsthathaveshapedcurrent
relationshipsbetweenthepoliceandthepublic,aswellasthepublics
expectationsandperceptionsofthepolice.
May2017,418,7x10,
eBook/Hardcover
Print:9781440843723
$89.00/59.00/81,00/A$119.00
eBook: 9781440843730
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Imprint: ABCCLIO
PrimarySubject: CurrentEventsand
Issues/LawandCrime
SecondarySubject: Crime/General
Anauthoritativeresourceforunderstandingmodernlawenforcementandits
relationshipwithAmericancommunities,thisvolumeaddressessubjects
includingthelegalunderpinningsofvariouslawenforcementactionsand
practicesthesocalledmilitarizationofpolicedepartmentstheincreased
useofforceandsurveillancetocombatcrimeandterrorism,andtogenerally
"keepthepeace"andtheperspectivesofBlackLivesMatteractivistsand
othercriticsofAmericanlawenforcement.Theentriesprovidereaderswith
expertanalysisofcurrenttopicsrelatedtotheintensifyingdebateaboutthe
Americanpolicestateexaminethescopeoflawenforcementissuesthat
haveexistedforcenturies,andexplainwhytheycontinuetoexistandcover
newmandatesforexercisingpolicepower,enablingreaderstocritically
analyzewhatispresentedtotheminthemedia.Includedthroughoutthe
bookareexcerptsfromimportantlaws,speeches,reports,andstudies
pertainingtothesubjectoftheuseandabuseofpolicepowerintheUnited
States
FEATURES
Providesasinglevolume,gotosourceforinsightintopolicecitizenrelationsintheUnitedStates,fromthe17th
centurythroughtotoday
Documentsmajorturningpointsandhistoricaleventsinfluencingtheevolutionofpolicepower
Providesbothsupportiveandcriticalperspectivesoncontemporarytrendsinlawenforcementactivities,attitudes,and
practices
Enablesafullercomprehensionoflawenforcementinaneraofsignificantpoliticalandsocialupheaval,muchofwhich
istiedtoracial,ethnic,oreconomicfactors
GinaRobertiello,PhD,isfullprofessorintheDepartmentofCriminalJusticeatFelicianUniversityinLodi,NJ.Sheis
theauthorofmorethan30publicationsintheareasofpolicing,domesticviolence,restorativejustice,andcrisis
intervention.Herfirstbook,PoliceandCitizenPerceptionsofPolicePower,focusedondevelopingadefinitivepictureof
howpoliceandcitizensviewthetypicalstreetencounteranddetermininghowcontextualvariablessuchas
demographicandsituationalcharacteristicsareexpectedtoinfluencetheoutcomesofencounters.Shecontinuesto
workinthisareaandtoexamineperceptionsofthepolicebythepublic.Robertielloreceivedherbachelorsdegreein
administrationofjusticefromRutgersUniversityNewBrunswickandhermastersanddoctoraldegreesfromRutgers
UniversitySchoolofCriminalJustice,Newark,NJ.Sheisatextbookreviewer,amanuscriptreviewer,amemberofa
numberofadvisoryboards,andavolunteerformanyorganizations.
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