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Stamped from the Beginning by ISBN: 9781568584638Publication Date: 2016-04-12
How to Be an Antiracist by ISBN: 0525509283Publication Date: 2019-08-13
Police Misconduct in America by
With just the right dose of academic pragmatism, Police Misconduct in America assesses the history of police excesses from 1900 to the present.
ISBN: 1576075990Publication Date: 2001-08-01
Killing Trayvons: An Anthology of American Violence by
Skin privilege. When you're block it seems the hardest thing to explain whites. Even the most conscious or liberal whites sometimes don't quite it. Or as Langston Hughes once said, "A liberal is one who complains about segregated railroad cars but rides in the all white section." The killing of Trayvon Martin in February 2012 rang yet another alarm about the costs of that privilege. Killing Trayvons: An Anthology of American Violence tracks the case and explores why Trayvon's name and Geo Zimmerman's not guilty verdict symbolized all the grieving, the injustice, the profiling and free passes based on white privilege and police power Trayvons, male and female, known and unknown. Book jacket.
ISBN: 9780692213995Publication Date: 2014-12-15
White Privilege and Black Rights by
Examining racial profiling in American policing, Naomi Zack argues against white privilege discourse while introducing a new theory of applicative justice. Zack draws clear lines between rights and privileges and between justice and existing laws to make sense of the current crisis. This urgent and immediate analysis of the killings of unarmed black men by police officers shows how racial profiling matches statistics of the prison population with disregard for the constitutional rights of the many innocent people of all races. Moving the discussion from white privilege discourse to the rights of blacks, from ideas of white supremacy to legally protected police impunity, and from ideal and non-ideal justice theory to existing injustice, White Privilege and Black Rights examines the legal structure that has permitted the killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and others. Deepening understanding without abandoning hope, Zack shows why it is more important to consider black rights than white privilege as we move forward through today's culture of inequality.
ISBN: 9781442250574Publication Date: 2015-04-16
Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? by
This collection of reports and essays (the first collaboration between Truthout and Haymarket Books) explores police violence against black, brown, indigenous and other marginalised communities, miscarriages of justice and failures of token accountability and reform measures. It also makes a compelling and provocative argument against calling the police. Contributions cover a broad range of issues including the killing by police of black men and women, police violence against Latino and indigenous communities, their treatment of pregnant people and more.
ISBN: 1608466124Publication Date: 2016-06-21
- Police Brutality from the Encyclopedia of Violence"Police Brutality." World of Criminal Justice, Gale. N.p.: Gale, 2002. Credo Reference. 11 May 2004. Web. 11 Dec. 2014.
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Call Number: 364.973 AL377ISBN: 1595581030Publication Date: 2010
- The Sentencing ProjectEstablished in 1986, The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices, and advocating for alternatives to incarceration.
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Library databases can be a good place to start to understand the larger arguments and contexts surrounding Black Lives Matter platform issues. Below, you will find some recommended places to start.
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
- CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly) This link opens in a new windowFind reports and analysis on a variety of current issues. Includes background information, pro/con debates, and a chronology of the issue. Key reports include Global Protest Movements (updated 2020), Police Tactics and Racial Profiling.
- JStor This link opens in a new windowSearch here for for articles on racism, oppression, social justice, and police brutality related to the social sciences and humanities
- Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowSearch for newspaper articles related to important figures including George Floyd, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Tony Robinson.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) This link opens in a new window Pros and cons on critical social issues. Great place to start your research.
- PsycARTICLES (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowSearch for related articles in the area of psychology.
Suggested search terms:
- Civil rights
- Police brutality
- Racial profiling
- Race relations
- Racism and the United States
- Urban development and white flight
- White privilege
- Anti-racism
- Global Protest Movements
- Police Tactics
- Abolishment of police
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- America’s Insidious Eviction Problem- Interview with Matthew Desmond, author of EvictedThis Atlantic article with Evicted author Matthew Desmond takes a look at the larger social issues related to eviction.
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science by ISBN: 9781506324555Publication Date: 2015-07-14
