Title: Cop Knowledge
Description: "Whether they appear in mystery novels or headline news stories, on prime-time TV or the silver screen, few figures have maintained such an extraordinary hold on the American cultural imagination as modern police officers. Why are we so fascinated with the police and their social and political power? What relation do these pervasive media representations bear to the actual history of modern policing?"--Cover.
Subjects: Police, united states, Police power, Police in popular culture, Police, History, Histoire, Police dans la culture populaire, Pouvoirs, Political science, Political freedom & security