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Policing the racial divide : urban growth politics and the remaking of segregation
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"This book explores the relationships between racial segregation, urban governance, and policing in a postindustrial city. Drawing on rich ethnographic data and in-depth interviews, Gordon shows ho...
"This book explores the relationships between racial segregation, urban governance, and policing in a postindustrial city. Drawing on rich ethnographic data and in-depth interviews, Gordon shows how the police augmented racial inequalities in service provision and social control by aligning their priorities with those of the city's urban growth coalition"--
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- Creator
- Daanika Gordon
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : New York University Press, [2022]
- ©2022
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- ISBNs
- 1479814059, 1479814067, 9781479814046, 9781479814053, 1479814075, 1479814040, 9781479814060, 9781479814077
- OCLC
- on1302010887, on1264723784
- In English.
- Introduction -- Urban governance, policing, and the making of a segregated city -- The promises and perils of the River City redistricting -- Policing the East District -- Policing the West District -- Policing segregation boundaries -- Policing and the social structure of segregation -- Conclusion
Subjects
- Police -- United States -- Case studies.
- Police-community relations -- United States -- Case studies.
- Segregation -- United States -- Case studies.
- Urbanization -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
- Urban policy -- United States -- Case studies.
- Equality -- United States -- Case studies.
- United States -- Race relations -- Case studies.