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Police Brutality : an Anthology by Jill Nelson; Robin D.G. Kelley; Richard Austin; Flores Alexander Forbes; Ron Daniels; Frank Moss; Derrick A. Bell; Claude Andrew Clegg III; Katheryn K. Russell; Patricia J. Williams; Stanley Crouch; Ishmael Reed; Arthur Doye is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Police Brutality : an Anthology about?

Ignited by the infamous shooting of Amadou Diallo, unarmed and innocent, at the hands of New York City police officers, journalist Jill Nelson was moved to assemble this landmark anthology on the topic of police violence and brutality: an indispensable collection of twelve "groundbreaking" (__Ebony__) essays by a range of contributors—among them academics, historians, social critics, a congressman, and an ex-New York City police detective. This "important and valuable book" (__Emerge__) places a centuries-old issue in much-needed historical and intellectual context, and underscores the profound influence police brutality has had in shaping the American identity. "[S]hould be read by anyone concerned about ending brutality, and should be required reading in police academies throughout America!"—Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Harvard Law School "Without hysteria or hyperbole, [Nelson] examines the issue of police abuse in literary form."—__Emerge__"A memorable and useful contribution to an increasingly volatile national dialogue."—__Publishers Weekly__"[N]ot only timely, but explores and exposes the sickness of this unbalanced, uncivilized Western pastime thoroughly."—Chuck D of Public En

Who reads Police Brutality : an Anthology?

Author

Jill Nelson; Robin D.G. Kelley; Richard Austin; Flores Alexander Forbes; Ron Daniels; Frank Moss; Derrick A. Bell; Claude Andrew Clegg III; Katheryn K. Russell; Patricia J. Williams; Stanley Crouch; Ishmael Reed; Arthur Doye

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393048834

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, Social Sciences, Social_sciences

Rating

3.87 / 5 (36 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14