Jerome Skolnick's and James Fyfe's "Above the Law: Police and the Excessive Use of Force".
This essay reviews James Skolnick's and James Fyfe's "Above the Law: Police and the Excessive Use of Force". It discusses the authors' examination of police excessive force and police brutality. In their view, the answer to this problem lies in better accountability. The paper adds a sociological perspective, arguing that police excessive force is related to the phenomenon of social control. The existence of prisons, for instance, necessitate police excessive force, since social elites have a need to criminalize a certain portion of the population. 7 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Pages: 7
Bibliography: 5 source(s) listed
Filename: 3759 Above the Law.doc
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