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Over the last twenty years, the federal government has used a little known statute to overhaul many of the nation's largest police departments, including those in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington, DC, and many more. This book provides the first empirical evaluation of how this reform process works.

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Introduction; 1. The problem of police misconduct; 2. The intervention era; 3. Federal intervention in action; 4. Possibilities and limitations; 5. Moving forward: improving oversight of local police.

Federal Intervention in American Police Departments

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      ISBN-13 9781107513563
      978-1107513563
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      Social and cultural history Law Law and society, sociology of law

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Over the last twenty years, the federal government has used a little known statute to overhaul many of the nation's largest police departments, including those in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, New Orleans, Washington, DC, and many more. This book provides the first empirical evaluation of how this reform process works.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. The problem of police misconduct; 2. The intervention era; 3. Federal intervention in action; 4. Possibilities and limitations; 5. Moving forward: improving oversight of local police.

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