The politics of force : media and the construction of police brutality / Regina G. Lawrence ; foreword by Allissa V. Richardson.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: Updated edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197616581.Subject(s): Police in mass media | Police brutality | True Crime | Social services & welfare, criminologyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197616550DDC classification: 363.232 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: When police brutality becomes front page news, it triggers an intense interaction between the media, the public, and the police. This text demonstrates how these news events provide the raw material for examining underlying problems in society.Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2023.
Previous edition: Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
When police brutality becomes front page news, it triggers an intense interaction between the media, the public, and the police. This text demonstrates how these news events provide the raw material for examining underlying problems in society.
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