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Book

Walk the walk : how three police chiefs defied the odds and changed cop culture

Call Number

  • 363.2 G8783 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : Metropolitan Books, [2023]

Physical Description

viii, 257 pages ; 25 cm

Summary

"From "one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation" and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing"--

Currently, only 14-percent of Americans believe that "policing works pretty well as it is." Gross takes readers inside three police departments whose chiefs signed on to replace aggressive culture with models focused on equity before the law, social responsibility, racial reconciliation, and the preservation of life. In doing so, he opens a window onto what the police could be if we took seriously the change of creating a more just America. -- adapted from jacket

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Part I: Stockton. Mudville ; I don't gangbang no more ; PJ ; Take some girls ; Enemy number one ; EBK
  • Part II: Longmont. Belonging revolution ; I will be hurtin' ; Toy handcuffs ; Victim whisperer
  • Part III: LaGrange. Raising the Cain ; Austin Callaway ; Blue folder ; Super hooks
  • Conclusion.

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