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Policing a Class Society is an in-depth critical analysis of how ruling elites use the police institution in order to control communities. It is an urgent history of the creation of the police in the United States, focusing on the recently expanded cities of the industrial heartland. The book also provides a critical analysis of how ruling elites control communities. 'Policing a Class Society is a significant contribution to the literature on criminal justice history.' - Alexander W. Pisciotta, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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      Publisher: Haymarket Books
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 31/10/2017
      ISBN13: 9781608468546, 978-1608468546
      ISBN10: 1608468542

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      Book Synopsis
      Policing a Class Society is an in-depth critical analysis of how ruling elites use the police institution in order to control communities. It is an urgent history of the creation of the police in the United States, focusing on the recently expanded cities of the industrial heartland. The book also provides a critical analysis of how ruling elites control communities. 'Policing a Class Society is a significant contribution to the literature on criminal justice history.' - Alexander W. Pisciotta, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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