Race, riots, and the police
By: Howard Rahtz
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781626375574; 9781626375581
Subjects: Race riots; Community policing; Race relations; Police brutality; Police-community relations
Description: "Reflected almost daily in headlines, the enormous rift between the police and the communities they serve--especially African American communities--remains one of the major challenges facing the United States. And race-related riots continue to be a violent manifestation of that rift. Can this dismal state of affairs be changed? Can the distrust between black citizens and the police ever be transformed into mutual respect? Howard Rahtz addresses this issue, first tracing the history of race riots in the US and then drawing on both the lessons of that history and his own first-hand experience to offer a realistic approach for developing and maintaining a police force that is a true community partner."--Provided by publishser.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index.
Table of contents: title: Race, riots, and the police; title: From the red summer to 1943; title: From the 1960s to Baltimore; title: Learing from history; title: Police use of force; title: The war on drugs; title: Repairing the relationship; title: Building the legitimacy; title: Stopping the riots before they start; title: Moving from ideas to action; title: Transforming fear to trust.