Protectors of privilege
Subtitle: red squads and police repression in urban America
By: Frank Donner.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 503
Subjects: Police misconduct -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Political crimes and offenses -- Investigation -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Political persecution -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Police patrol -- United States -- Surveillance operations -- History -- 20th century
Description: "This landmark expose of the dark history of repressive police operations in American cities offers a richly detailed account of police misconduct and violations of protected freedoms over the past century. In an incisive examination of undercover work in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia as well as Washington, D.C., Detroit, New Haven, Baltimore, and Birmingham, Donner reveals the underside of American law enforcement"--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-468) and index.