Banished: The New Social Control in Urban America
by: Katherine Beckett
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (2009)
$24.95
Staff Pick by comrade: Tom C
Local (UW) researchers examine the latest on contemporary policing. Their study centers on Seattle but includes national trends. Most of the new "soft" pollicing is public policy and unspoken-of practice. If ya still have a soft spot for the Bill of Rights, you'll want to read this.