Current Controversies - Police Brutality (hardcover edition)

By Tamara L. Roleff

Policing today is more professional than it has ever been in U.S. history. Yet we are reminded by well-publicized beatings that brutality continues. The question is why. To understand how and why brutality occurs and how it might be prevented, the author covers the following issues: Chapters include: Is Police Brutality a Serious Problem? What Factors Contribute to Police Brutality? How Does Police Brutality Affect Society? How Can Police Brutality Be Reduced?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737700130
• ISBN13: 9780737700138
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12