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008 170517s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2017000239
020 _a9781595589057 (hardback)
020 _z9781620970348 (e-book)
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_beng
_erda
_cDLC
_dDLC
050 0 0 _aHV8141
_b.B88 2017
082 0 0 _a363.2/308996073
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084 _aLAW026000
_aSOC031000
_aLAW094000
_2bisacsh
100 1 _aButler, Paul,
_d1961-
245 1 0 _aChokehold :
_bpolicing black men /
_cPaul Butler.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bNew Press,
_c[2017]
300 _a304 pages ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 255-287) and index.
520 _a"Cops, politicians, and ordinary people are afraid of black men. The result is the Chokehold: laws and practices that treat every African American man like a thug. In this explosive new book, an African American former federal prosecutor shows that the system is working exactly the way it's supposed to. Black men are always under watch, and police violence is widespread--all with the support of judges and politicians. In his no-holds-barred style, Butler, whose scholarship has been featured on 60 Minutes, uses new data to demonstrate that white men commit the majority of violent crime in the United States. For example, a white woman is ten times more likely to be raped by a white male acquaintance than be the victim of a violent crime perpetrated by a black man. Butler also frankly discusses the problem of black on black violence and how to keep communities safer--without relying as much on police. Chokehold powerfully demonstrates why current efforts to reform law enforcement will not create lasting change. Butler's controversial recommendations about how to crash the system, and when it's better for a black man to plead guilty--even if he's innocent--are sure to be game-changers in the national debate about policing, criminal justice, and race relations"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aDiscrimination in law enforcement
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aAfrican American men
_xSocial conditions.
650 0 _aRacism in criminology
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aPolice brutality
_zUnited States.
650 7 _aLAW / Criminal Law / General.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aLAW / Discrimination.
_2bisacsh
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aButler, Paul, 1961- author.
_tChokehold
_dNew York : New Press, The, 2017
_z9781620970348
_w(DLC) 2017024340
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_d233162