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The Alert Collector: Police Use of Force

Author(s) -

Karen Evans

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

reference and user services quarterly

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 2163-5242

pISSN - 1094-9054

DOI - 10.5860/rusq.59.2.7274

Subject(s) - criminal justice , maximum security , criminology , economic justice , sociology , law , state (computer science) , political science , computer science , prison , algorithm

High-profile news stories about excessive use of police force, often leading to a person’s death, have filled our news feeds and become a hot-button issue. Karen Evans’s column for this months’ Alert Collector highlights some of the major books on this topic that will flesh out your collection, whether you serve a criminal justice program, students needing the best sources for a pros and cons essay, or a clientele wanting the best resources to help them understand this complex issue. Evans is the librarian for the School of Criminology and Security Studies at Indiana State University. She holds a graduate degree in criminology and criminal justice, and serves as the editor for the criminal justice section of Resources for College Libraries.

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