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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
p. ; cm.
Language
English
Description
"Opioids. Concussions. Obesity. Climate change. America is a country of everyday crises -- big, long-spanning problems that persist, mostly unregulated, despite their toll on the country's health and vitality. And for every case of government inaction on one of these issues, there is a set of familiar, doubtful refrains: The science is unclear. The data is inconclusive. Regulation is unjustified. It's a slippery slope. Is it? The Triumph of Doubt...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xiii, 362 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book reveals how the Supreme Court allows the perpetuation of racist policing by presuming that suspects, especially people of color, are guilty. It presents a troubling history that reveals how the Supreme Court enabled racist policing and sanctioned law enforcement excesses. The fact that police are nine times more likely to kill Black men than other Americans is no accident; it is the result of an elaborate body of doctrines that allow the...
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