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The politics of safety : the Black struggle for police accountability in La Guardia's New York /

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"For much of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, public officials in cities like New York, Chicago, and Baltimore have criminalized uprisings-portending Black 'thugs' throwing rocks at police and plundering private property-to undermine complaints of police violence. Liberal may...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Shannon (Associate professor) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2024]
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.). > Police Department > History > 20th century.
New York (N.Y.). > Police Department
African Americans > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > 20th century.
Racism in law enforcement > New York (State) > New York > 20th century.
Police-community relations > New York (State) > New York > 20th century.
Police > Complaints against > New York (State) > New York > 20th century.
Public safety > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Racisme dans l'application des lois > New York (État) > New York > 20e siècle.
Relations police-collectivité > New York (État) > New York > 20e siècle.
Police > Plaintes contre > New York (État) > New York > 20e siècle.
Sécurité publique > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY / African American & Black.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General.
African Americans > Social conditions
Police-community relations
Police > Complaints against
Public safety
Racism in law enforcement
New York (State) > New York
1900-1999
History
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