The politics of force : media and the construction of police brutality / Regina G. Lawrence ; foreword by Allissa V. Richardson.
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Edition: | Updated edition. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | This edition also issued in print: 2023. Previous edition: Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197616581 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/oso/9780197616543.001.0001 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 3, 2022) |