| Unhappy Dialogue Contributor(s): Whitfield, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843920646 ISBN-13: 9781843920649 Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: This book is concerned with the origins of the often difficult relationship between the Metropolitan Police and Londons West Indian community, and is the first detailed account of this relationship during the crucial early decades of large-scale immigration. It shows how and why the early seeds of mistrust between police and black immigrants were sown, culminating in the subsequent riots and public inquiries in particular the Scarman and MacPherson inquiries. Drawing upon a wide range of interviews as well as detailed archival research, this book also sheds new light on the relationship between the Home Secretary and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner in the post-war period, the cultures and sub-cultures within the Met and the different priorities to be found within its rank structure; the nature of cultural and ethnic prejudice in the Met at the time; its self-imposed alienation from the community it served; and the Mets lack of commitment at the highest level to community and r |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 363.230 |
| LCCN: 2004303969 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
