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This book shows how a Jewish lawyer utilized his philosophy of
prophetic Judaism (a belief in social justice) and his training as
a lawyer to become the head of a trade union that formulated
policies embodying these social beliefs, bringing many benefits to
its members. In 1946, Ralph Helstein was the general counsel for
the United Packinghouse Workers Union (UPWA), which had become a
predominantly black worker organization. At the time there was a
divisive left-right split in the union. As the only individual both
sides trusted, Helstein was elected president of the union, thus
beginning an era of positive change for the UPWA and its workers.
Beyond Helstein's efforts for the UPWA, Marching with Dr. King:
Ralph Helstein and the United Packinghouse Workers of America also
examines the involvement of Helstein in the civil rights movement,
his personal association with Martin Luther King, Jr., and how his
actions as union president championed the rights of African
Americans, women, and even an immigrant group outside the United
States-the sugar workers in Puerto Rico. This text presents a
unique perspective on the life of a labor leader, revealing the
connection between Helstein's religious and philosophical ideas
with his leadership of the UPWA union. Presents information based
largely upon original interviews conducted by the author, the
research of historians, and original documents from the UPWA
archives Provides a chronological history of the union movement
through Helstein's lifetime from the 1920s to the 1980s Includes
family photographs and photos of Helstein in various union activity
settings such as strikes and meetings
This book formulates a theory of the origin and evolution of the
police function, using both historical and cross-cultural analysis.
It explains the incremental changes in the police function
associated with the transition from kinship-based to
class-dominated societies, and examines the implications of these
changes for modern police-community relations. It suggests that the
police institution has a double and contradictory function: at the
same time, and in the same society, it seeks to be the agent of the
people it polices and of the dominant class. The authors critique
community policing and suggest how communities may be reconstituted
in order to create a community police. A comprehensive bibliography
enhances this study for students, teachers, and professionals in
the fields of criminal justice and sociology.
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