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Author Way, Lori Beth.

Title Hunting for "dirtbags" [electronic resource] : why cops over-police the poor and racial minorities / Lori Beth Way and Ryan Patten.

Imprint Boston : Northeastern University Press, 2013.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description vi, 200 p.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The undiagnosed problem: discretionary proactive policing -- Setting the stage: Stonesville and Seaside -- Shaken or stirred? Choosing your policing style and level of proactivity -- Hunting grounds: and may the odds be ever in your favor -- A vicious cycle: re-policing the poor and the effects of probation and parole status -- The future: service-oriented policing.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Police discretion.
Police-community relations.
Poor.
Minorities.
Police -- United States -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Patten, Ryan.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781555538125 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781555538132 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781555538149 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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