Policing American Indians : a unique chapter in American jurisprudence /

A mix of academic research as well as field experience, this book draws on author Laurence French's more than 40 years of experience with American Indian individuals and groups. It illustrates how, despite changes in the law to correct past injustices, a subculture of discrimination often persi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	French, Laurence, 1941- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis Group, ©2016. [2016]
Subjects:	Indians of North America > Government relations. Indian reservation police > United States > History. Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc. Indian reservation police Indians of North America > Government relations United States Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction
chapter 2. Aboriginal justice model : the harmony ethos
chapter 3. Euro-American indigenous relations, policies, and control (1675-1975)
chapter 4. Examples of police abuse toward American Indians
chapter 5. Policing the Americas : enforcing manifest destiny and the Monroe Doctrine
chapter 6. The contemporary situation.