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The black and the blue : a cop reveals the crimes, racism, and injustice in America's law enforcement / Matthew Horace and Ron Harris.
"Matthew Horace was a law enforcement officer at the federal and local levels for twenty-eight years, working in nearly every state in the country. Yet it was after seven years of service, when Horace found himself with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer, that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments. Using gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts garnered by interviews with police, government officials, and law experts around the country, Horace presents an insider's examination of America's police culture and policies, which he concludes is an "archaic system" built on "a toxic brotherhood." In this deeply revelatory book, Horace dissects some of the nation's most highly publicized police shootings and provides fresh analysis of issues that drive disproportionate numbers of black men to be killed by police and incarcerated in cities such as Ferguson, Baltimore, Cleveland, New York City, Tulsa, and Chicago. Horace uncovers what has sown the seeds of rage and violence. Timely and provocative, [this book] sheds light on what truly goes on behind the blue line."--Dust jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316440080 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0316440086 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xvi, 238 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Hachette Books, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-236). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The boogeyman -- Being black in blue -- Who matters most? -- The system -- The conspiracy -- We can't be made whole -- A culture of criminality -- Culture versus strategy -- A murder in Chicago -- The cover-up -- Damage control -- The journey forward -- At the end of failing systems -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | Horace, Matthew. Police > United States > Biography. African American police > Biography. Discrimination in law enforcement > United States. Police brutality. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Branch | 363.2092 H811 2018 (Text) | 33126020891325 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2018 March #2
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Copyright 2018 Library Journal.Wall Street Journal contributor Horace worked for nearly 30 years as an officer at all levels nationwide. Being held on the ground with a gun to his head by a white officer made him aware of the racism and "toxic brotherhood" predominant in America's police departments.