Robert Nixon and Police Torture in Chicago, 1871–1971
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Elizabeth Dale has performed a service in writing this book. It is a welcome reminder of the bad old days of policing-days that one would hope are behind us now, provided we remain vigilant.
» H-Net Reviews
In 2015, Chicago became the first city in the United States to create a reparations fund for victims of police torture, after investigations revealed that former Chicago police commander Jon Burge tortured numerous suspects in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 184
- ISBN
- 9780875807393
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
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Elizabeth Dale has performed a service in writing this book. It is a welcome reminder of the bad old days of policing-days that one would hope are behind us now, provided we remain vigilant.
» H-Net Reviews
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In this short and accessible book, historian Elizabeth Dale places contemporary discussions of race and police violence into larger historical context.
» Journal of Illinois History