The Alert Collector: Police Use of Force

Authors

  • Karen Evans

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.2.7274

Abstract

High-profile news stories about excessive use of police force, often leading to a person’s death, have filled our news feeds and become a hot-button issue. Karen Evans’s column for this months’ Alert Collector highlights some of the major books on this topic that will flesh out your collection, whether you serve a criminal justice program, students needing the best sources for a pros and cons essay, or a clientele wanting the best resources to help them understand this complex issue. Evans is the librarian for the School of Criminology and Security Studies at Indiana State University. She holds a graduate degree in criminology and criminal justice, and serves as the editor for the criminal justice section of Resources for College Libraries.

Author Biography

Karen Evans

Karen Evans is Librarian for Criminology and Criminal Justice/Psychology and Librarian for Government Publications at Indiana State University, Terra Haute, Indiana. She is also the Criminology Justice Editor for Resources for College Libraries.
RUSQ vol. 59, no. 2 (Winter 2019)

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Published

2020-03-04

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Vol. 59 No. 2 (2019): Winter

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Columns

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