Police: A Field Guide Revised Edition

Correia, David; Wall, Tyler

ISBN 10: 1839765879 / ISBN 13: 9781839765872

Published by Verso, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Police: A Field Guide Revised Edition
• Publisher: Verso
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1839765879
• ISBN 13: 9781839765872
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: like_new

About this title

Synopsis

A radical guide to the language of policing

This field guide arms activists—and indeed anyone concerned about police abuse—with critical insights that ultimately redefine the very idea of policing. When we talk about police and police reform, we speak the language of police legitimation through euphemism. So state sexual assault becomes “body-cavity search,” and ruthless beatings “non-compliance deterrence.”

In entries such as “police dog,” “stop and frisk,” and “rough ride,” the authors expose the way “copspeak” suppresses the true meaning and history of law enforcement. In field guide fashion, they reveal a world hidden in plain view. The book argues that a redefined language of policing might help us chart a future that’s free.

Including explanations of newsmaking terms such as “deadname,” “kettling,” and “qualified immunity,” and a foreword by leading justice advocate Craig Gilmore.

About the Author

David Correia is an Associate Professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of New Mexico. He is the author of Properties of Violence: Law and Land Grant Struggle in Northern New Mexico.

Tyler Wall is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Tennessee.