Excessive use of force
Subtitle: a mother's continuing fight against police misconduct
By: Loretta P. Prater
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9781538108000
Subjects: Wrongful death; Mothers and sons; Discrimination in law enforcement; Family relationships; African American men; Police brutality
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-256) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; title: Homicide or natural causes : how did leslie vaughn prater die?; title: Police brutality : myth or reality?; title: Profiling : reported research and personal experiences; title: Review of police departmental responses to in-custody deaths; title: Fueling a legal battle; title: To settle or not to settle in wrongful death cases involving police officers; title: Silent no more : strategies of advocacy to elevate publicáawareness; title: Moms (mothers of murdered sons : unarmed and killeda by law enforcement; title: Police academy workshops : a proactive strategy to address police misconduct; title: No justice, no peace : paths in seeking change through public policy.