· Our Enemies in Blue Police and Power in America. Our Enemies in Blue. Kristian Williams (author) Let's begin with the basics: violence is an inherent part of policing. The police represent the most direct means by which the state imposes its will on the citizenry. They are armed, trained, and authorized to use force. Description. A critical history of American policing, Our Enemies in Blue looks at police as the protectors of social inequalities, especially those based on race and class. · Police are a relatively new phenomenon in human society and Kristian Williams shows how they are only necessary to protect capitalist elites. Our Enemies In Blue Traces the genealogy of the police state from its beginnings from antebellum slave patrols to /5.
Kristian Williams is the author of Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America, American Methods: Torture and the Logic of Domination,, and Hurt: Notes on Torture in a Modern Democracy. Rather than an aberration enacted by "bad apples," police misconduct is a function of law enforcement's emphasis on repressive values and unenlightened tactics, argues Kristian Robert Williams. Firmly rooted in history and current practice, Our Enemies in Blue offers a clear-eyed account of law enforcement practices, including how police target. OUR ENEMIES IN BLUE: Police and Power in America Kristian Williams, Author. Soft Skull $ (p) ISBN racist and brutal tools of the powers that be. Williams.
Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America: Author: Kristian Williams: Publisher. Our Enemies in Blue is a well-researched page-turner that both makes historical sense of this legalized social pathology and maps out possible alternatives. Kristian Williams is the author of several books, including American Methods: Torture and the Logic of Domination. Our Enemies in Blue Police and Power in America. Our Enemies in Blue. Kristian Williams (author) Let's begin with the basics: violence is an inherent part of policing. The police represent the most direct means by which the state imposes its will on the citizenry. They are armed, trained, and authorized to use force.
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