A Government of Wolves

A Government of Wolves
Author: John W. Whitehead
Publisher: SelectBooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2013-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1590799836

“A NATION OF SHEEP WILL BEGET A GOVERNMENT OF WOLVES”–EDWARD R. MURROW America is fast moving into a state of lockdown. Surveillance cameras, drug-sniffing dogs, SWAT team raids, roadside strip searches, blood draws at DUI checkpoints, mosquito drones, tasers, privatized prisons, GPS tracking devices, zero tolerance policies, overcriminalization, free speech zones—these are all symptoms of the emerging police state in America. A GOVERNMENT OF WOLVES paints a chilling portrait of a nation in the final stages of transformation into outright authoritarianism, whose citizens have become little more than a nation of suspects to be cowed, corralled, and controlled. Pulling from his extensive knowledge of constitutional law, history, and futuristic films, John W. Whitehead helps readers navigate this treacherous terrain and provides them with a blueprint for hopefully finding their way back to freedom.

Federal Intervention in American Police Departments

Federal Intervention in American Police Departments
Author: Stephen Rushin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2017-04-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107105730

This book evaluates how structural reform litigation initiated by federal intervention has transformed police departments and reduced law enforcement misconduct.

Local Government Police Management

Local Government Police Management
Author: William A. Geller
Publisher: International City/County Management Association(ICMA)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Law enforcement
ISBN: 9780873261319

This brand new revision of ICMA¿s classic police management reference includes new coverage of such cutting-edge issues as terrorism and community security, leadership and managing change, setting standards and measuring performance, information management and technological innovations, and strengthening police-community partnerships. It provides information for local government administrators and police executives on managing patrol, prevention, investigations, and transportation services; the special challenges of local drug control and criminal organizations; internal functions such as human resources, planning, and facilities design; and linkages with other governmental and nongovernmental agencies and service providers, including crime laboratories. The volume emphasizes the importance of personal leadership by the chief in facilitating change, setting standards, and fostering integrity.

When They Come for You

When They Come for You
Author: David Kirby
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1466870052

A revealing book about how government, law enforcement, and bureaucratic interests are seizing our property, our children, our savings, and our fundamental American rights—and how to fight back. Liberty and justice for all is the bedrock of American democracy, but has America betrayed our founders’ vision for the nation? In When They Come For You, New York Times bestselling author David Kirby exposes federal, state, and local violations of basic constitutional rights that should trouble every American, whether liberal, conservative, or libertarian. Free speech, privacy, protection from unreasonable search and seizure, due process, and equal protection under the law are rights that belong to every American citizen, but are being shredded at an alarming rate all across the country. Police and prosecutorial misconduct, overzealous bureaucrats with virtually unchecked power, unwarranted searches, SWAT-style raids on the homes of innocent Americans, crackdowns on a free press and the right to protest, removing children from their parents without cause, “debtors prisons," restricting freedom of health choice, seizing private assets for government profit, and much more demonstrate how deeply our rights and our national values are eroding. When They Come For You uses true stories of everyday citizens to reveal how our federal, state, and municipal governments, police, lawmakers, judges, revenue agents, unelected power brokers, and even government social workers are eviscerating our most fundamental liberties. And, it shows how people are fighting back—and winning.

The New Police Science

The New Police Science
Author: Markus Dirk Dubber
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2006
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780804753920

This interdisciplinary and international volume provides a critical analysis of the power to police as a basic technology of modern government found in a vast array of sites of governance, including not only the state, but also the household, the factory, the military, and—most recently—the global realm of war, police actions, and peace keeping.

The Police Power

The Police Power
Author: Markus Dirk Dubber
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780231132060

This timely book is a comprehensive treatise on the constitutional and legal history behind the power of the modern state to police its citizens. Dubber explores the roots of the power to police--the most expansive and least limitable of governmental powers--by focusing on its most obvious and problematic manifestation: criminal law.

Authoritarian Police in Democracy

Authoritarian Police in Democracy
Author: Yanilda María González
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2020-11-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108900380

In countries around the world, from the United States to the Philippines to Chile, police forces are at the center of social unrest and debates about democracy and rule of law. This book examines the persistence of authoritarian policing in Latin America to explain why police violence and malfeasance remain pervasive decades after democratization. It also examines the conditions under which reform can occur. Drawing on rich comparative analysis and evidence from Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia, the book opens up the 'black box' of police bureaucracies to show how police forces exert power and cultivate relationships with politicians, as well as how social inequality impedes change. González shows that authoritarian policing persists not in spite of democracy but in part because of democratic processes and public demand. When societal preferences over the distribution of security and coercion are fragmented along existing social cleavages, politicians possess few incentives to enact reform.

Good Order and Safety

Good Order and Safety
Author: Allen Eugene Wagner
Publisher: Missouri History Museum
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2008
Genre: Police
ISBN: 1883982634

"Examines the beginnings of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, from 1861 to 1906, when St. Louis was the fourth-largest city in the United States"--Provided by publisher.

Criminal Law for Police Officers

Criminal Law for Police Officers
Author: Neil C. Chamelin
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1987
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780131929807

The ninth edition of Criminal Law for Police Officers presents the historical concepts fundamental to understanding criminal law. The book is written in a non-legalese format, which makes it very student friendly. Areas covered include jurisdiction, matters of responsibility and accountability, and general principles about the criminal act. Book jacket.