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Street Justice - A History of Police Violence in New York City (Paperback)
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Street Justice - A History of Police Violence in New York City (Paperback)
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A revelatory examination of the repeated cycles of police brutality
and reform in New York City
Street Justice traces the stunning history of police brutality
cases in New York and the antibrutality movements that sought to
eradicate it. Examining police violence from the period just after
the Civil War to the present--from clubbing to the third degree to
the backroom torture of Abner Louima in 1997--Johnson shows that
while it is not a static phenomenon, neither has there been the
simple progression toward more professional, less violent police
behavior that some would like to believe.
"Johnson . . . has taken on a formidable and sensitive subject and
has largely conquered it, thanks to indefatigable research and a
rigorous, unblinking analysis . . . a well-written, intelligent and
at times even colorful examination of one of the perennial problems
of urban life . . . an invaluable contribution to the histories
both of New York and of American law enforcement in general."
--Kevin Baker, New York Times Book Review
"A masterfully crafted chronicle . . . The pages are sprinkled with
fascinating episodes and anecdotes, uncovering the 'story behind
the story' for such police practices as 'the third degree' and
'sweatboxes.'"
--James Alan Fox, Boston Globe
"This fascinating, highly detailed historical survey, beginning
with the NYPD's founding in 1845, reads like a true-crime
page-turner . . . [Johnson] provides a sensitive and insightful
look at the range of social, political and economic changes that
have affected how police brutality has been repeatedly
redefined."
--Publishers Weekly
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