Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-299) and index.
Synopsis
The now-famous videotape of the beating of Rodney King precipitated a national outcry against police violence. Skolnick and Fyfe, two of the nation's top experts on law enforcement, use the incident to introduce a revealing historical analysis of such violence and the extent of its survival in law enforcement today.
Table of Contents
The beating of Rodney King -- Vigilante justice -- The third degree -- Public order policing -- The culture of the police -- Cops as soldiers -- Beyond accountability -- Police administrative reform -- Police accountability I: the courts -- Police accountability II: the public -- Renewing the police.