How slave rebellions influenced lawmakers as they shaped the legal traditions that led to the modern prison The violence of American slavery is often remembered for its excesses. Slave Rebellions and the Making of the Modern Prison adds a more chilling dimension, revealing how the violence of slavery was often deliberate, calculated, and ......
How Black youth in Detroit made claims for political equality over and against the new order of community policing The criminalization of Black youth was central to policing in urban America during the civil rights era and continued in Detroit even after the rise of Black political control in the 1970s. Wildcat of the Streets documents how the ......
Policing North Africans in Marseille and Algiers, 1918-1954
Criminalizing the Casbahs explores how French police officers in Marseille and Algiers associated the spaces they saw as North African-the "Casbahs"-with a particular form of criminality, one they insisted was inherently North African. Through local but connected histories of policing in these two cities, Danielle Beaujon traces how police ......
Policing North Africans in Marseille and Algiers, 1918-1954
Criminalizing the Casbahs explores how French police officers in Marseille and Algiers associated the spaces they saw as North African-the "Casbahs"-with a particular form of criminality, one they insisted was inherently North African. Through local but connected histories of policing in these two cities, Danielle Beaujon traces how police ......
Drug Prohibition, Gun Regulation, and the Search for Sensible Alternatives
In this incisive book, Reason editor Jacob Sullum untangles America's twin crusades against guns and drugs, suggesting better-tailored alternatives that do more good while causing less harm. Does gun control work? What about drug prohibition? In this cogent examination of two of America's most enduring challenges, Reason Senior Editor Jacob ......
Global perspectives on policing within LGBTQ+ communities Relationships between law enforcement and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) communities have always been varied and complex. On one hand, history is filled with incidents of police harassment: raids that sparked famous uprisings and rebellions; shoddy police ......
***NOT APPROVED BY AUTHOR*** This book delves into the intricate dynamics of who is sentenced to prison and why, tracing the history of penal reform over two centuries. It debunks common myths and misconceptions, and critically examines both reformist and abolitionist perspectives. Empowering students with a nuanced understanding, it delves into ......
***NOT APPROVED BY AUTHOR*** This book delves into the intricate dynamics of who is sentenced to prison and why, tracing the history of penal reform over two centuries. It debunks common myths and misconceptions, and critically examines both reformist and abolitionist perspectives. Empowering students with a nuanced understanding, it delves into ......
Regulating the Covert World of Technological Policing
Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2023 A close look at innovations in policing and the law that should govern them A host of technologies-among them digital cameras, drones, facial recognition devices, night-vision binoculars, automated license plate readers, GPS, geofencing, DNA matching, datamining, and artificial intelligence-have enabled ......