The mysticism of police expertise

Issues/Topics Covered in this Chapter

Police strategiesPerceptions of criminals and competing stop and frisk statistical claims

Racial profiling and statistical “benchmarks”

Measuring racial disparities in police activities

Response to the Second Supplemental Report of Jeffrey Fagan, Ph.D (2012) and Second Supplemental Report of Jeffrey Fagan, Ph.D. (2012)

Police and the perception of legal impunity

  • Debate over “proactive policing”: Effects on crime and communities
  • The Warren Court and the birth of the unreasonable Police Officer
  • Expert witness reports

Police strategies

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Perceptions of criminals and competing stop and frisk statistical claims

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Racial profiling and statistical “benchmarks”

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Measuring racial disparities in police activities

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Response to the Second Supplemental Report of Jeffrey Fagan and Second Supplemental Report of Jeffrey Fagan

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Police and the perception of legal impunity

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