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Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Missouri Historical Review
Author: Ozar'kin
Author: History, Gazetteer and Directory of Suffolk, and the Towns Near Its Borders
Author: William WhitePublisher:
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Category : Suffolk (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
History, Gazetteer and Directory of Suffolk
Author: William WhiteThe Life of General Winfield Scott
Author: Edward Deering MansfieldPublisher: New York : A.S. Barnes
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri
Author: Howard Louis ConardPublisher:
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Category : Missouri
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description
Our Enemies in Blue
Author: Kristian WilliamsPublisher: AK Press
ISBN: 1849352151
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Let's begin with the basics: violence is an inherent part of policing. The police represent the most direct means by which the state imposes its will on the citizenry. They are armed, trained, and authorized to use force. Like the possibility of arrest, the threat of violence is implicit in every police encounter. Violence, as well as the law, is what they represent. Using media reports alone, the Cato Institute's last annual study listed nearly seven thousand victims of police "misconduct" in the United States. But such stories of police brutality only scratch the surface of a national epidemic. Every year, tens of thousands are framed, blackmailed, beaten, sexually assaulted, or killed by cops. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent on civil judgments and settlements annually. Individual lives, families, and communities are destroyed. In this extensively revised and updated edition of his seminal study of policing in the United States, Kristian Williams shows that police brutality isn't an anomaly, but is built into the very meaning of law enforcement in the United States. From antebellum slave patrols to today's unarmed youth being gunned down in the streets, "peace keepers" have always used force to shape behavior, repress dissent, and defend the powerful. Our Enemies in Blue is a well-researched page-turner that both makes historical sense of this legalized social pathology and maps out possible alternatives.
The History of Buchanan County, Missouri
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Category : Buchanan County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1116
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Crucibles of Hazard
Author: James K. MitchellPublisher: Brookings Institution Press
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
In this study of environmental risks in ten of the world's major cities, the contributors examine the hazard experiences of and analyze the future risks. They conclude that the natural disaster potential of the biggest cities is expanding at a pace which exceeds the rate of urbanization.
The Seminoles of Florida
Author: Minnie Moore-WillsonPublisher:
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Category : Seminole Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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