Chokehold: Policing Black Men
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- Synopsis
- With the eloquence of Ta-Nehisi Coates and the persuasive research of Michelle Alexander, a former federal prosecutor explains how the system really works, and how to disrupt it. Cops, politicians, and ordinary people are afraid of black men. The result is the Chokehold: laws and practices that treat every African American man like a thug. In this explosive new book, an African American former federal prosecutor shows that the system is working exactly the way it's supposed to. Black men are always under watch, and police violence is widespread - all with the support of judges and politicians. In his no-holds-barred style, Butler, whose scholarship has been featured on 60 Minutes, uses new data to demonstrate that white men commit the majority of violent crime in the United States. For example, a white woman is ten times more likely to be raped by a white male acquaintance than be the victim of a violent crime perpetrated by a black man. Butler also frankly discusses the problem
- Copyright:
- 2017
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 316 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781595589057
- Publisher:
- New Press, The
- Date of Addition:
- 11/18/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Paul Butler
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- BookLady
- Proofread By:
- Deborah Murray
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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