Law Enforcement - Ferguson, MO | Background & Contexts

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Statistical Abstract of the United States
Published since 1878, this is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the US. [Print versions are available in the Library Reference Room (Call # HA202 .U5). Earlier editions are available on the Census website.]

These are just a selection from the Library's collection.

Rise of the Warrior Cop by Radley Balko Balko shows how politicians' ill-considered policies and relentless declarations of war against vague enemies like crime, drugs, and terror have blurred the distinction between cop and soldier. His fascinating, frightening narrative shows how over a generation, a creeping battlefield mentality has isolated and alienated American police officers and put them on a collision course with the values of a free society.
Call Number: HV8080.S64 B354 2014
ISBN: 1610394577
Pulled Over by Charles R. Epp; Steven Maynard-Moody; Donald P. Haider-Markel Looking beyond the license plate -- The decision to stop a driver -- Experiences during the stop -- How investigatory intrusions are deliberately planned (and racially based) -- Evaluating the stop : looking beyond official politeness -- The broader lessons (and harms) of police stops -- Toward racial justice in police stops
Call Number: HV7936.R3 E77 2014
ISBN: 022611399X
Good Order and Safety by Allen E. Wagner Examines the beginnings of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, from 1861 to 1906, when St. Louis was the fourth-largest city in the United States.
Call Number: HV8148.S262 W34 2008
ISBN: 1883982634