The Ethics of Policing : : New Perspectives on Law Enforcement / / ed. by Ben Jones, Eduardo Mendieta.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
• MitwirkendeR: Guenther, Lisa,; Hadden, Sally,; James, Joy,; Jones, Ben,; Klinger, David,; Meares, Tracey L.,; Mendieta, Eduardo,; Monaghan, Jake,; Sierra-Arévalo, Michael,; Susser, Daniel,; Walzer, Michael,; Warren, Nicolas de,; Weaver, Vesla,; Zimring, Franklin,
• HerausgeberIn: Jones, Ben,; Mendieta, Eduardo,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 20 b/w illustrations

Top scholars provide a critical analysis of the current ethical challenges facing police officers, police departments, and the criminal justice systemFrom George Floyd to Breonna Taylor, the brutal deaths of Black citizens at the hands of law enforcement have brought race and policing to the forefront of national debate in the United States. In The Ethics of Policing, Ben Jones and Eduardo Mendieta bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars across the social sciences and humanities to reevaluate the role of the police and the ethical principles that guide their work.With contributors such as Tracey Meares, Michael Walzer, and Franklin Zimring, this volume covers timely topics including race and policing, the use of aggressive tactics and deadly force, police abolitionism, and the use of new technologies like drones, body cameras, and predictive analytics, providing different perspectives on the past, present, and future of policing, with particular attention to discriminatory practices that have historically targeted Black and Brown communities. This volume offers cutting-edge insight into the ethical challenges facing the police and the institutions that oversee them. As high-profile cases of police brutality spark protests around the country, The Ethics of Policing raises questions about the proper role of law enforcement in a democratic society.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Police Ethics after Ferguson -- Part I. The Role of Police -- 1. Clashing Narratives of Policing? -- 2. Legitimate Policing and Professional Norms -- 3. Reward and “Real” Police Work -- Part II. Use of Force -- 4. Soldiers and Police -- 5. When Police Do Not Need to Kill -- 6. Prioritization of Life as a Guiding Principle for Police Use of Deadly Force -- Part III. Race, Bias, and Resistance -- 7. Policing Narratives in the Black Counterpublic -- 8. Police Ethics through Presidential Politics and Abolitionist Struggle -- Part IV. Policing’s Past and Future -- 9. Police and Slave Patrols -- 10. From Protection to Predation -- 11. Police, Drones, and the Politics of Perception -- 12. Predictive Policing and the Ethics of Preemption -- Acknowledgments -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Index