The torture letters : reckoning with police violence / Laurence Ralph.
The torture letters : reckoning with police violence / Laurence Ralph.
The torture letters : reckoning with police violence / Laurence Ralph.
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Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
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G 2020/4084
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxiv, 242 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue: a half century of torture -- Introduction -- The black box -- The B-team -- Charging genocide -- Bad guys -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: a model for justice.
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Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
Torture is an open secret in Chicago. Nobody in power wants to acknowledge this grim reality, but everyone knows it happens - and that the torturers are the police. Three to five new claims are submitted to the Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission of Illinois each week. Four hundred cases are currently pending investigation. Between 1972 and 1991,...
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The torture letters : reckoning with police violence / Laurence Ralph.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/4084
Record Identifier
74VKavGBmKLd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKavGBmKLd
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ISBN
022649053X
9780226490533
DDC
363.254
MMS ID
991024357392502626
