The Politics of Force: Media and the Construction of Police Brutality, Updated Edition

by Lawrence and Regina G. Lawrence

Book Overview

Published over twenty years ago, Regina G. Lawrence's The Politics of Force was the first scholarly book to look at the way in which media coverage of unexpected, dramatic events shaped public consciousness about important social and political problems. At a time when police brutality was rarely discussed in the news, Lawrence examined police use of force in over 500 incidents, with an in-depth look at the Rodney King case. In doing so, she showed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197616550
• ISBN13: 9780197616550
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"