Publication

1990 - University of California Press, Berkeley, California

Language

English

Word Count

125,750 words, Guess

Page Count

503 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads4628362
  • LibraryThing695645

Classifications

  • DDC363.2/32
  • LCCHV8138 .D66 1990

Description

"This landmark expose of the dark history of repressive police operations in American cities offers a richly detailed account of police misconduct and violations of protected freedoms over the past century. In an incisive examination of undercover work in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia as well as Washington, D.C., Detroit, New Haven, Baltimore, and Birmingham, Donner reveals the underside of American law enforcement"--Publisher description.

Subjects

Topics

PoliceHistoryPolice patrolInvestigationPolice misconductComplaints againstPolitical persecution

Places

Times

Other Editions

  • Protectors of privilege: red squads and police repression in urban AmericaUniversity of California Press1990-01-01

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