Stop & Frisk and the Politics of Crime in Chicago

by Wesley G. Skogan

Book Overview

A comprehensive analysis of the stop & frisk policy, its origins as Chicago's predominant strategy for responding to violence, and its impact on crime and public opinion.

Stop & frisk has drawn a great deal of attention--and heated criticism--in recent years, for racial bias in its application and for the often violent and sometimes fatal nature of these encounters. In Stop & Frisk and the Politics of Crime in Chicago, Wesley...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197675069
• ISBN13: 9780197675069
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.3"