LibGuides: CJ-5101 v3: Week 7 Resources

Week 7 Resources

The history of policing America: From militias and military to the law enforcement of today
French, L. (2018). The history of policing America: From militias and military to the law enforcement of today. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Read Chapter 12: Bias and Prejudices, Chapter 14: Black Lives Matter, and Chapter 15: Recommendation for Police.

Criminal [In]Justice: A Critical Introduction

Fichtelberg, A. (2019). Criminal [In]Justice: A Critical Introduction. Sage Publishing.

Read Chapter 4.

This chapter shows the problems between crime and inequality. This focuses on economics, race, and gender, including LGBTQ.

Access your Redshelf book in the Getting Started module of the course or click on Bookshelf in the top navigation bar of the course.

Read President Trump’s executive order on policing
NPR Staff (2020, June 16). Read President Trump’s executive order on policing [Radio broadcast] . National Public Radio.
This links to the executive order that President Trump signed following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police. This shows a nationwide push for police reform that students will need to tackle. In the order, he barred most police-used chokehold.
Beyond the law: An agenda for policing reform
Quattlebaum, M., & Tyler, T. (2020). Beyond the law: An agenda for policing reform. Boston University Law Review, 100 (3). 1017-1046.
Police reform, use of force reform, and two ways to manage police reform.
Presidential Commission on law enforcement and the administration of justice
Department of Justice. (2020). Presidential Commission on law enforcement and the administration of justice.
The challenge of crime in a free society
The President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice. (1967). The challenge of crime in a free society. U.S. Government Printing Office.
This is a publication from the only crime commission on the issues that face criminal justice. Use the past to develop future thought patterns. Use in the Signature Assignment for crime reforms in the agency of your choice.
Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department
United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (2015, March 4). Investigation of the Ferguson Police Department. U.S Department of Justice.
This links to the findings of the U.S. Justice Department’s finding on Ferguson for help with determining the need for police reform.
Senate judiciary holds hearing on police use of force
Grisales, C., & Wise, A. (2020, June 16). Senate judiciary holds hearing on police use of force [Radio Broadcast]. National Public Radio.
This is a broadcast of a news story about Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on police since the death of Floyd, who was in police custody when killed. This death stemmed the current protests and a national outcry about U.S. police reform. This links to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.