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Hunting for "Dirtbags": Why Cops Over-Police the Poor and Racial Minorities
Hunting for Dirtbags Why Cops OverPolice the Poor and Racial Minorities Author:Lori Beth Way, Ryan Patten This ethnographic study, which includes participant observation research and in-depth interviews with police officers in a major California city and a large East Coast city, explores how police officers use their discretionary time on the job--and the consequences. Providing highly textured insights into police discretion, the authors show that ... more »America's "tough on crime" approach to justice has too often proved to be a smoke screen for controlling people deemed undesirable, rather than a genuinely effective strategy for reducing crime.« less