Policing Ferguson, Policing America (eBook)

What Really Happened-and What the Country Can Learn from It

Thomas Jackson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
248 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-1977-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Ferguson's former police chief offers a plan for easing tension between the public and law enforcement officers.

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Following the fatal shooting in broad daylight of unarmed African American Michael Brown by a white cop in August 2014, Ferguson, Missouri became the scene of protests that pitted law enforcement against locals and Black Lives matter activists. The media firestorm has not waned, and, in fact, has grown stronger in light of all the recent violence by and against police officers nationwide. According to Ferguson's former police chief Tom Jackson, the uninformed media actually fans the flames of unrest and exploits the situation: infotainment optics have become more important than truth, while social media spreads the news without providing context. Policing Ferguson, Policing America is the book that finally tells the inside story of what happened in Ferguson, and how good guys became the bad guys through media and political distortion. Pressure is at a boiling point. In 2016, America has been rocked by heart-wrenching fatal shootings of African Americans by police officers in Louisiana and in Minnesota, and by the shootings of police offers in Dallas, Baton Rouge, and Kansas City that left eleven officers dead and a dozen more wounded. To many Americans, the central theme of this continuing bloody story is one of racial injustice and out-of-control policing. Policing Ferguson, Policing America brings common sense and a keen insider's understanding to a complex story. Black Lives Matter, and so do the lives of cops. Citizens and law-enforcement professionals alike feel the urgent need for our systems and procedures to change for the better. Few people are in a better position to explore the issues than Chief Jackson. In Policing Ferguson, Policing America, Jackson tells for the first time the real Ferguson story while sharing his thoughts about the steps we can take together to improve all Americans' lives, and restore the vital trust between the police and the communities they serve. His well-informed recommendations just may improve this dire situation.

Autor

Thomas Jackson is the former police chief of Ferguson, Missouri, who oversaw many years of progress in his community until Michael Brown’s tragic shooting death. He stepped down in March 2015 but continues to be sought by the media to discuss not only Ferguson, but also officers’ and victim’s rights, police procedures, and the rash of violence by and against police. Jackson lives in Ferguson, Missouri.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.7.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 15 B&W photos, B&W illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Activists • America • black children • Black communities • black crime • black guy • Black Lies • black lives • black person • Blacks • books on activists • books on black children • books on black communities books on black li • books on black guys • books on black people • books on blacks • books on crossfires • books on democratic parties • books on enforcement officers • books on flints • books on lamont • books on law enforcements • books on liberals • books on lowery • books on marc • books on pleas • books on police officers • books on race relations • books on racists • books on statistics • books on todays • books on victimizations • books on wesley • Crossfire • democratic party • documented • enforcement officers • exposes • Flint • grievance • hate mongering • hypocrisy • Identity politics • job reporting • Lamont • Law enforcement • Liberals • lowery • Marc • Michelle Alexander • non-blacks • plea • Police Officer • policing • Political Correctness • Race relations • racial strife • racist ignoring • Shootings • Starkes • Statistics • todays • unarmed black • Victimization • victim mentality • Wesley
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-1977-6 / 1510719776
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-1977-4 / 9781510719774