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Extremism in the Police: A Reference Handbook

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Extremism in the Police: A Reference Handbook

Contributors:

By (Author) Carla Lewandowski
By (author) Jeff Bumgarner

ISBN:

9781440879319

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Bloomsbury Academic

Publication Date:

3rd October 2024

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Violence and abuse in society
Political ideologies and movements

Dewey:

363.2

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

248

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 229mm

Description

Authoritative and insightful, this one-stop resources provides historical and contemporary perspectives on ideological extremism in law enforcement, as well as its wider impacts on American society. A mix of narrative overview, biographies, essay perspectives, and a helpful guide to other resources to facilitate understanding of the contemporary problem of extremism in American law enforcement. Written by experts in the criminal justice field, the authors draw from various sources to highlight for the reader the extent, motivations, causes, and dangers of ideological extremism in the ranks of America's police, from the smallest towns to the biggest cities. In addition, it discusses reforms that have been proposedand in some cases implementedto combat the problem, including measures introduced in other countries. Providing wide-ranging, even-handed, and comprehensive coverage, this one-stop resource contains everything students need to know to understand the issue's many dimensionsas well as the ramifications of extremism in the police ranks of the American communities that police officers are sworn to serve and protect.

Author Bio

Carla Lewandowski is Associate Professor of Law and Justice Studies at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, USA. Jeff Bumgarner is Professor of Criminal Justice at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND, USA.

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