Police-related deaths in the United States

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Police-related deaths in the United States

David Baker

(Policing perspectives and challenges in the twenty-first century)

Lexington Books, c2021

  • : cloth

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-143) and index

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Description

To understand police related deaths in the US, we need to understand the structures and systems that enable police to operate in the way they do. Giving voice to a previously unheard group in society, this book articulates the experiences of the families of those who died after police contact. David Baker considers the disproportionate number of deaths in marginalized communities, for example: people of color, people who are mentally unwell, and LGBTQ people. Each chapter begins with a short case study drawn from this qualitative research to humanize the story of the person who died and put the key issues into context. By examining these deaths and the investigatory processes that follow, Baker argues that an increasingly aggressive police mindset allied with relatively toothless regulatory frameworks effectively lead to police being enabled by the criminal justice system to use lethal force with relative impunity. Baker combines his qualitative research with the wide base of existing literature on police use of force in the US and maintains that the effects of these deaths go beyond merely policing and criminal justice but are corroding the core fabric of American society.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: 'Comply or Die' Chapter 2: Suspect Populations Chapter 3: They Musta Done Somethin' Chapter 4: Move On, Nothing to See Here Chapter 5: Blue Codes and Bad Apples Chapter 6: Walk in My Shoes Chapter 7: Business as Usual?

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