Each volume offers:
-- An authoritative introductory essay on the subject
-- A chronology of events, legislation, movements, and initiatives
-- Biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators
-- A compilation of relevant facts in the form of tables, figures, and documents
-- A directory of leading organizations and agencies
-- An annotated list of print resources
-- An annotated list of valuable nonprint resources, such as computer databases, information available on the Internet, and audiovisual materials
-- A glossary of relevant terms
-- A comprehensive subject index
-- Well suited for circulating collections as well as reference shelves

Rodney King. Amadou Diallo. Ever wonder how many you haven't heard about? With just the right dose of academic pragmatism, Dean Champion's Police Misconduct assesses the history of police excesses from 1900 to the present. Picking up where the headlines leave off, readers will have the chance to:
-- Thoroughly explore the history of police misconduct in America
-- Research the issues and controversies that surround police brutality
-- Examine Supreme Court cases that inform how we deal with policing the police
-- Find the agencies and organizations that exist in creating (and responding to) the problem
-- Broaden their knowledge of the topic through extensive print and nonprint resources

With his thorough inquiry into wherecops cross the line, Champion's work not only lays out the factors that contribute to the problem, but also points students and scholars to deciphering the lessons learned along the way.