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The War on Cops

How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe

Heather Mac Donald

This book challenges the narrative of the Black Lives Matter movement, arguing that police officers are not the greatest threat facing young black males today. Through vivid reporting and rarely heard voices from high-crime neighborhoods, the book gives insight into the benefits of proactive policing and its impact on crime reduction. Other topics include controversial tactics such as stop and frisk and "broken windows" policing. The book also takes readers inside prisons and jails, refuting the argument that racist drug statutes and enforcement are the sole causes of black incarceration rates. This book is a call for a more informed and honest debate about policing, crime, and race before the gains of the last twenty years are lost.
Publish Date
2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.97
ISBN
9781594038754
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
A very good book. Talks about the Ferguson effect and why it is that the left's attack on law enforcement is actually making people in the inner city less safe, and raising crime rates.      source
2016-07-25T17:34:50.000Z
Important book, important review      source