Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Policing in the United States
- The Cambridge Handbook of Policing in the United States
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The View From the Streets
- Part II Do We Need Public Police?
- Part III The Law of Policing
- 8 Justifying Police Practices: The Example of Arrests
- 9 Police Interrogation and Suspect Confessions
- 10 How Fear Shapes Policing in the US
- 11 The Futile Fourth Amendment: Understanding Police Excessive Force Doctrine Through an Empirical Assessment of Graham v. Connor
- 12 The Problematic Prosecution of an Asian American Police Officer: Notes from a Participant in People v. Peter Liang
- Part IV Police Force and Police Violence
- Part V Discrimination
- Part VI Technology
- Part VII Reform
- Index
8 - Justifying Police Practices: The Example of Arrests
from Part III - The Law of Policing
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 August 2019
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Policing in the United States
- The Cambridge Handbook of Policing in the United States
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The View From the Streets
- Part II Do We Need Public Police?
- Part III The Law of Policing
- 8 Justifying Police Practices: The Example of Arrests
- 9 Police Interrogation and Suspect Confessions
- 10 How Fear Shapes Policing in the US
- 11 The Futile Fourth Amendment: Understanding Police Excessive Force Doctrine Through an Empirical Assessment of Graham v. Connor
- 12 The Problematic Prosecution of an Asian American Police Officer: Notes from a Participant in People v. Peter Liang
- Part IV Police Force and Police Violence
- Part V Discrimination
- Part VI Technology
- Part VII Reform
- Index
Summary
Perhaps no words stand more for what it means to be a police officer than these. It is no exaggeration to say that handcuffing a suspect and taking him to jail is the paradigmatic police activity.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Policing in the United States , pp. 163 - 177Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019