Police brutality :  opposing viewpoints /  [print] 
Helen Cothran, book editor. 
 - San Diego, California :  Greenhaven Press,  (c)2001. 
 - 154 pages ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/> Is misconduct by law enforcement a serious problem?  --  Police brutality is a serious problem  The extent of police brutality is exaggerated  Police corruption is widespread  The extent of police corruption is exaggerated  The FBI is brutal and corrupt  Charges against the FBI are exaggerated  What factors cause police brutality?  --  Racism causes police brutality  The police are not racist  Ineffective training on handling the mentally ill causes police brutality  A lack of female officers causes police brutality  Do modern police methods cause police misconduct?  --  Assertive policing leads to police misconduct  Assertive policing reduces crime  Community policing does not prevent police brutality  Community policing reduces crime  Racial profiling is unjust  Race is an important consideration to reduce crime  Who should police the police?  --  Civilian oversight reduces police brutality  Civilian oversight does not prevent police brutality  Codes of silence prevent effective oversight  The police code of silence is exaggerated  Human Rights Watch  --  Arch Puddington  --  Joseph D. McNamara  --  Sunil Dutta  --  Phyllis Schlafly  --  Oliver "Buck" Revell --  Salim Muwakkil  --  Michael Levin  --  Los Angeles Times  --  Tracy Fitzsimmons --  Clarence Page  --  Mona Charen  --  Revolutionary Worker  --  Edmund F. McGarrell  --  Bob Herbert  --  Jackson Toby --  Nation  --  Ken Boettcher  --  Jack E. White  --  James Lardner. 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00032996 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Police brutality--United States.<br/>Discrimination in law enforcement--United States.<br/>Police--Complaints against--United States.<br/>Police-community relations--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV8141.C843.P655 2001