Race and police brutality : roots of an urban dilemma / Malcolm D. Holmes and Brad W. Smith.

Author: Holmes, Malcolm D.

Imprint:Albany : State University of New York Press, c2008.

Descriptionix, 186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:The nature of police brutality -- Social threat and police violence -- Social identity and ingroup bias -- Stereotyping and outgroup bias -- The emotional roots of intergroup relations -- Translating intergroup biases into intergroup aggression -- A social, emotional, and cognitive theory of excessive force -- Can popular policies reduce police brutality? -- Roots of an urban dilemma.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-179) and index.

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