{"product_id":"9780996315449","title":"The Sordid Hypocrisy of to Protect and to Serve: Police Brutality, Corruption and Oppression in America","description":"This book traces  brutality, corruption and oppression in major police departments throughout the United States: from the Rodney King beating, caught on videotape in Los Angeles in 1991;  corruption in the Albuquerque Police Department; a 62-police vehicle chase in Cleveland which resulted in the deaths of two unarmed suspects; the chokehold death of Eric Harris in Staten Island; the death of Michael Harris in Ferguson, Missouri,  and police and civic corruption in Ferguson; the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland, the death of Freddie Grey in Baltimore and others.                 It is a savage indictment of the worst policing practices in the United States. The book contains  two complete  U.S. Department of Justice investigations: police corruption   in Albuquerque, New Mexico and police department and  city government corruption in Ferguson, Missouri.       The book also lists the multi-millions of dollars paid  out in wrongful-death lawsuits in recent years in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York City, Oakland and Philadelphia; public funds which could have been far better spent on civic improvements: schools, parks,  infrastructure projects, social programs and the like.      This book is truly a horrific indictment of police misconduct throughout the United States.      It is a companion book to \"At the Dangerous Edge of Social Justice: Race, Violence and Death in America,\" by the same author, published in 2013. It is also available as an e-book.","brand":"New Century Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47301207982320,"sku":"9780996315449","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780996315449_p0.jpg?v=1763901948","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780996315449","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}