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Let's begin with the basics: violence is an inherent part of policing. The police represent the most direct means by which the state imposes its will on the citizenry. They are armed, trained, and authorized to use force. Like the possibility of arrest, the threat of violence is implicit in every police encounter. Violence, as well as the law, is what they represent.
AcknowledgmentsAuthor PrefaceIntroduction by Joy JamesChapter One: Police Brutality in Theory and PracticeChapter Two: The Origins of American PolicingChapter Three: The Genesis of a Policed SocietyChapter Four: Cops and Klan, Hand in HandChapter Five: The Natural Enemy of the Working ClassChapter Six: Police Autonomy and Blue PowerChapter Seven: Secret Police, Red Squads, and the Strategy of Permanent RepressionChapter Eight: Riot Police or Police RiotsChapter Nine: Our Friendly Neighborhood Police StateAfterword: Making Police ObsoleteNotesSelected BibliographyIndex