Police Abuse and Reform in America
examining the facts
$238.49
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
21 August 2025
Summary
Police Abuse and Reform in America: Understanding the Issues and Seeking Solutions
Authoritative and insightful, this wide-ranging overview of police abuse and violence in American society offers a one-stop primer for understanding the forces driving abusive and violent police misconduct.
In addition to chronicling specific notorious and controversial examples of police violence and abuse, this work delves into the root causes of police misconduct, details t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781440881343 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1440881340 |
| Series: | Contemporary Debates |
| Author: | James J. Nolan, Howard Ryan, Mackenzie Freeman |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 162mm x 22mm |
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About The Author
James J. Nolan
James J. Nolan is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at West Virginia University, USA. His research focuses on crime and neighborhood dynamics, police procedures, crime measurement, and hate crimes. A former police officer, Nolan is also a 1992 graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy. He is co-editor of Policing in an Age of Reform: An Agenda for Research and Practice (2021).
Howard Ryan is a doctoral student in Sociology at West Virginia University, USA. He has a background in teaching and labor organizing and is the author of Educational Justice: Teaching and Organizing against the Corporate Juggernaut.
Mackenzie Freeman is a doctoral student in Sociology at West Virginia University. With a background in criminology and psychology, her research focuses on rural girls in incarceration and foster care. She is co-author of “‘Suffering in Deafening Silence’: Suicide Ideation and Attempted Suicide in the Lives of Incarcerated Rural West Virginia Girls.”
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