Above the Law: Police and the Excessive Use of Force

by Jerome H. Skolnick

Book Overview

The acquittal of the four Los Angeles police officers who had been seen by the nation kicking and beating Rodney King on video tape, while 23 other officers looked on, precipitated mob violence and a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029291534
• ISBN13: 9780029291535
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A good book

If you are interested in learning about the brutality of the police force and what can be done to prevent it, I highly recommend this book