Police Use of Excessive Force in Disorganized Neighborhoods : a Social Disorganization Perspective.
Hays examines how residents of socially disorganized neighborhoods become the victims of both criminals and rogue police officers. Following from theories of social disorganization and collective efficacy, Hays proposes a new theory for predicting police use of force. He argues that as neighborhood...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2011. |
| Series: | Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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