Above the Law: Police and the Excessive Use of ForceThe 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. |
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User Review - KirkusUsing as a starting point the acquittal of the cops accused of beating Rodney King, Skolnick (Law/Berkeley; House of Cards, 1978) and Fyfe (Criminal Justice/Temple Univ.) explore the reasons for, and ... Read full review
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| Title | Above the Law: Police and the Excessive Use of Force |
| Author | Skolnick Fyfe |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1439118647, 9781439118641 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / General Social Science / Popular Culture |
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