Bibliograph

Tangled up in blue, policing the American city, Rosa Brooks

Type

Label

Tangled up in blue, policing the American city, Rosa Brooks

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-367)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tangled up in blue

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1155702607

Responsibility statement

Rosa Brooks

Sub title

policing the American city

Summary

"A radical inside examination of policing in modern America, from a Georgetown University law professor turned reserve police officer" --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part one: Because it was there. Everyone you meet ; I don't even live here ; Animals ; Not my world ; The abyss ; I am pleased to inform you ; Dirt in my eye -- Part two: The academy. Model recruit ; The real lesson ; 10-33 ; What happens on the range ; You live with that forever ; Was that who I was? -- Part three: The street. Sweetheart ; Your tax dollars at work ; In the wagon ; No plot ; Mothers and daughters ; Officer Friendly ; American carnage ; Bad things happen ; Portraying a person ; Parallel worlds ; Like a sparrow ; The secret city ; Cages ; Baked into the system ; One summer day ; Bad choices ; It can be kind of hard to see things clearly ; You'll get yours ; 10-99 ; Epilogue -- Appendix A: What happened next? -- Appendix B: Police for tomorrow

Target audience

adult

Classification