Above the Law: Police and the Excessive Use of Force
Skolnick Fyfe
(Author)
James Fyfe
(Joint Author)
Description
The now-famous videotape of the beating of Rodney King precipitated a national outcry against police violence. Skolnick and Fyfe, two of the nation's top experts on law enforcement, use the incident to introduce a revealing historical analysis of such violence and the extent of its survival in law enforcement today.
Product Details
Price
$19.50
Publisher
Free Press
Publish Date
February 07, 1994
Pages
336
Dimensions
5.9 X 9.0 X 0.7 inches | 1.1 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780029291535
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About the Author
Jerome Skolnick is Clare Clements Dean's Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkely. He is the author of The Politics of Protest and co-author of The New Blue Line. James Fyfe is Professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University. He was a member of the New York City Police Department for sixteen years as patrolman, sergeant, and lieutenant, and also taught at the Police Academy.
