Becoming New York's Finest [electronic resource] : Race, Gender, and the Integration of the NYPD, 1935-1980 /
Darien, A.author.
After excluding women and African Americans from its ranks for most of its history, the New York City Police Department undertook an aggressive campaign of integration following World War II. This is the first comprehensive account of how and why the NYPD came to see integration as a highly coveted political tool, indispensable to policing.
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Machine generated contents note: -- PART I: DESEGREGATION AND DOMESTICITY, 1935-1963 -- 1. Meritocracy and the Illusion of Color-Blindness -- 2. The Alter Ego of the Patrolman -- PART II: CIVIL RIGHTS AND FEMINISM, 1964-1972 -- 3. Harlem and Civilian Review -- 4: Ladies on Patrol -- 5. Soul Brother or Policeman? -- PART III: BLUE-COLLAR BACKLASH, 1968-1980 -- 6. The Silent Majority Strikes Back -- 7. Welcome to Fear City: Last Hired, First Fired.
After excluding women and African Americans from its ranks for most of its history, the New York City Police Department undertook an aggressive campaign of integration following World War II. This is the first comprehensive account of how and why the NYPD came to see integration as a highly coveted political tool, indispensable to policing.
New York (N.Y.). Police Department
Civilization—History.
United States—History.
History, Modern.
America—History.
Social history.
Industrial sociology.
Cultural History.
US History.
Modern History.
History of the Americas.
Social History.
Sociology of Work.