Starting in the 1930s, urban police forces from New York City to Montreal to Vancouver established youth squads and crime prevention programs, dramatically changing the nature of contact between cops and kids. Gone was the beat officer...
Police-community relations
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Auteur:Myers, Tamara GeneSommaire: - Auteur:Benson, Brian, Brown, Richard J.Sommaire:
A long-time activist in the Black community in Portland, OR, shows how and why to become an engaged, activist citizen, and how activists can stay grounded, no matter how deeply they're immersed in the work.
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Auteur:Thomas, AngieSommaire:Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal...
- Auteur:Comack, ElizabethSommaire:
Policing is a controversial subject, generating considerable debate. One issue of concern has been “racial profiling” by police, that is, the alleged practice of targeting individuals and groups on the basis of “race.” Racialized...
