Hunting for "dirtbags" : why cops over-police the poor and racial minorities / Lori Beth Way and Ryan Patten.

An inside look at police discretionary actions and their consequences for poor communities. This ethnographic study, which includes participant observation research and in-depth interviews with police officers in a major California city and a large East Coast city, explores how police officers use t...

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Main Author: Way, Lori Beth
Other Authors: Patten, Ryan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2013]
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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505 0 |a The undiagnosed problem : discretionary proactive policing -- Setting the stage : Stonesville and Seaside -- Shaken or stirred? : Choosing your policing style and level of proactivity -- Hunting grounds : and may the odds be ever in your favor -- A vicious cycle : re-policing the poor and the effects of probation and parole status -- The future : service-oriented policing. 
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