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America on Fire: the untold history of police violence and Black rebellion since the 1960s by 
The Color of the Third Degree: Racism, Police Torture, and Civil Rights in the American South, 1930–1955 by
Available for the first time in English, The Color of the Third Degree uncovers the still-hidden history of police torture in the Jim Crow South. Based on a wide array of previously neglected archival sources, Silvan Niedermeier argues that as public lynching decreased, less visible practices of racial subjugation and repression became central to southern white supremacy. In an effort to deter unruly white mobs, as well as oppress black communities, white southern law officers violently extorted confessions and testimony from black suspects and defendants in jail cells and police stations to secure speedy convictions. In response, black citizens and the NAACP fought to expose these brutal practices through individual action, local organizing, and litigation. In spite of these efforts, police torture remained a widespread, powerful form of racial control and suppression well into the late twentieth century. The first historical study of police torture in the American South, Niedermeier draws attention to the willing acceptance of violent coercion by prosecutors, judges, and juries, and brings to light the deep historical roots of police violence against African Americans, one of the most urgent and distressing issues of our time.
The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins: Justice, Gender, and the Origins of the LA Riots by 
Driving While Brown: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Versus the Latino Resistance by 
The Ferguson Report: Department of Justice Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department
Hands up, Don't Shoot: why the protests in Ferguson and Baltimore matter, and how they changed America by 
High-Profile Crimes: When Legal Cases Become Social Causes by 
Police Use of Excessive Force in Disorganized Neighborhoods by 
Police Use of Force: important issues facing the police and the communities they serve by 
Policing Black Bodies: how Black lives are surveilled and how to work for change by
From Trayvon Martin to Freddie Gray, the stories of police violence against Black people are too often in the news. In Policing Black Bodies Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith make a compelling case that the policing of Black bodies goes far beyond these individual stories of brutality. They connect the regulation of African American people in many settings, including the public education system and the criminal justice system, into a powerful narrative about the myriad ways Black bodies are policed. Policing Black Bodies goes beyond chronicling isolated incidents of injustice to look at the broader systems of inequality in our society--how they're structured, how they harm Black people, and how we can work for positive change. The book discusses the school-to-prison pipeline, mass incarceration and the prison boom, the unique ways Black women and trans people are treated, wrongful convictions and the challenges of exoneration, and more. Each chapter of the book opens with a true story, explains the history and current state of the issue, and looks toward how we can work for change. The book calls attention to the ways class, race, and gender contribute to injustice, as well as the perils of colorblind racism--that by pretending not to see race we actually strengthen, rather than dismantle, racist social structures. Policing Black Bodies is a powerful call to acknowledge injustice and work for change.
Stop and Frisk: the use and abuse of a controversial policing tactic by 
Stop Trying to Fix Policing by
Stop Trying to Fix Policing: Lessons Learned from the Front Lines of Black Liberation, guides readers through the phenomena of police abolition, using the cultural lens of the Black radical tradition.
To Poison a Nation : The Murder of Robert Charles and the Rise of Jim Crow Policing in America by
An explosive, long-forgotten story of police violence that exposes the historical roots of today's criminal justice crisis "A deeply researched and propulsively written story of corrupt governance, police brutality, Black resistance, and violent white reaction in turn-of-the-century New Orleans that holds up a dark mirror to our own times."—Walter Johnson, author of River of Dark Dreams On a steamy Monday evening in 1900, New Orleans police officers confronted a black man named Robert Charles as he sat on a doorstep in a working-class neighborhood where racial tensions were running high. What happened next would trigger the largest manhunt in the city's history, while white mobs took to the streets, attacking and murdering innocent black residents during three days of bloody rioting. Finally cornered, Charles exchanged gunfire with the police in a spectacular gun battle witnessed by thousands. Building outwards from these dramatic events, To Poison a Nation connects one city's troubled past to the modern crisis of white supremacy and police brutality. Historian Andrew Baker immerses readers in a boisterous world of disgruntled laborers, crooked machine bosses, scheming businessmen, and the black radical who tossed a flaming torch into the powder keg. Baker recreates a city that was home to the nation's largest African American community, a place where racial antagonism was hardly a foregone conclusion—but which ultimately became the crucible of a novel form of racialized violence: modern policing. A major new work of history, To Poison a Nation reveals disturbing connections between the Jim Crow past and police violence in our own times.
The Use and Abuse of Police Power in America: historical milestones and current controversies
You Can't Stop the Revolution by
You Can't Stop the Revolution is a vivid participant ethnography conducted from inside of Ferguson protests as the Black Lives Matter movement catapulted onto the global stage. Sociologist Andrea S. Boyles offers an everyday montage of protests, social ties, and empowerment that coalesced to safeguard black lives while igniting unprecedented twenty-first‑century resistance. Focusing on neighborhood crime prevention and contentious black citizen-police interactions in the context of preserving black lives, this book examines how black citizens work to combat disorder, crime, and police conflict. Boyles offers an insider's analysis of cities like Ferguson, where a climate of indifference leaves black neighborhoods vulnerable to conflict, where black lives are seemingly expendable, and where black citizens are held responsible for their own oppression. You Can't Stop the Revolution serves as a reminder that community empowerment is still possible in neighborhoods experiencing police brutality and interpersonal violence.
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Hands up, Don't Shoot: why the protests in Ferguson and Baltimore matter, and how they changed America by Keywords
Driving While Brown: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Versus the Latino Resistance by Policing Black Bodies: how Black lives are surveilled and how to work for change by
From Trayvon Martin to Freddie Gray, the stories of police violence against Black people are too often in the news. In Policing Black Bodies Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith make a compelling case that the policing of Black bodies goes far beyond these individual stories of brutality. They connect the regulation of African American people in many settings, including the public education system and the criminal justice system, into a powerful narrative about the myriad ways Black bodies are policed. Policing Black Bodies goes beyond chronicling isolated incidents of injustice to look at the broader systems of inequality in our society--how they're structured, how they harm Black people, and how we can work for positive change. The book discusses the school-to-prison pipeline, mass incarceration and the prison boom, the unique ways Black women and trans people are treated, wrongful convictions and the challenges of exoneration, and more. Each chapter of the book opens with a true story, explains the history and current state of the issue, and looks toward how we can work for change. The book calls attention to the ways class, race, and gender contribute to injustice, as well as the perils of colorblind racism--that by pretending not to see race we actually strengthen, rather than dismantle, racist social structures. Policing Black Bodies is a powerful call to acknowledge injustice and work for change.
The Use and Abuse of Police Power in America: historical milestones and current controversies
Suspect Citizens: what 20 million traffic stops tell us about policing and race by Some keywords:
Let the People See: The Story of Emmett Till by 
Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement
Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience by 
Devil's Sanctuary: An Eyewitness History of Mississippi Hate Crimes by 
Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till by 
Murder on Shades Mountain: The Legal Lynching of Willie Peterson and the Struggle for Justice in Jim Crow Birmingham by 
Choosing Brave: how Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till sparked the civil rights movement by Keywords:
At the Dark End of the Street: black women, rape, and resistance- a new history of the civil rights movement from Rosa Parks to the rise of black power by Keywords:
Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience by Devil's Sanctuary: An Eyewitness History of Mississippi Hate Crimes by Keywords:
Thurgood Marshall: His Speeches, Writings, Arguments, Opinions, and Reminiscences
Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America by 
Black Judges on Justice: A Perspectives from the Bench by Keywords & search strings:
Cops, Cameras, and Crisis: the potential and the perils of police body-worn cameras by Try these search terms:
Blue on Blue: an insider's story of good cops catching bad cops by The Ferguson Report: Department of Justice Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department
Beyond the Rodney King Story by Keywords:
Locking up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by Suggested keywords:
The Intimidation Game: how the Left is silencing free speech by Some keywords:
Inside Private Prisons: An American Dilemma in the Age of Mass Incarceration by 
What's Prison For? : Punishment and Rehabilitation in the Age of Mass Incarceration by Keywords:
Full-text articles published in U.S. and international criminal justice journals.
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Federal Prison Populations: Inmate Crowding and Bureau of Prisons Policies by 
Comparative Legal Approaches to Homeland Security and Anti-Terrorism by 
A Ready and Resilient Workforce for the Department of Homeland Security by 
Policing Terrorism, Crime Control, and Police Community Relations by 
The New Jim Crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness by 
A Plague of Prisons: The Epidemiology of Mass Incarceration in America by 
The Punitive Turn: New Approaches to Race and Incarceration by 
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: the making of mass incarceration in America by Suggested keywords or search strings:
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The Triumph of the Gun-Rights Argument: why the gun control debate is over
Gun Culture or Gun Control? : Firearms and Violence: Safety and SocietyPotential keywords
Presented in a balanced, pro/con format, each article presents key facts arguments, history, and current context - an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.
Original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Reports published from 1991 to present.
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Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture
Serial Killers by 
Born Killers: Childhood Secrets of the World's Deadliest Serial Killers
Extreme Killing: understanding serial and mass murderPotential keywords
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault in Popular Culture by Potential keywords
Crime in TV, the News, and Film by
With a combination of field experience and criminological research, this book gives insight to the news and drama programming that shapes the way viewers perceive crime and the formation of policy.
All-American TV Crime Drama: Feminism and Identity Politics in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit by
Law and Order Special Victims Unit (SVU) is more popular than any other American police procedural television series, but how does its unique focus on sex crimes reflect contemporary popular culture and feminist critique, whilst also recasting the classic crime narrative? All-American TV Crime Drama is the first dedicated study of SVU and its treatment of sexual violence, gender and criminality. The book uses detailed textual and visual analyses of episodes to illuminate the assumptions underpinning the programme. Although SVU engages with issues pertaining to feminism and gender it still relies upon traditional and misogynistic tropes such as false rape charges and the monstrous mother to undermine positive views of the feminine. The show, and its backdrop, New York City thus become a stage on which national concerns about women, gender roles, the family and race are carried out. Moorti and Cuklanz unpack how the show has become a crucible for examining current attitudes towards these issues and include an analysis of its reception by its many fans in over 30 countries.
Ghosts of the Confederacy: Defeat, the Lost Cause, and the Emergence of the New South, 1865-1913 by Suggested keywords:
