Speaking Truth to Power by Dean A Dabney
Despite the central role of informants in contemporary police operations, little is known about the shadowy relationships among law enforcement, snitches, and offenders. Based on fieldwork in two major metropolitan police departments, this book takes you to the front lines of the war on drugs to unravel this complex web of information exchange.
"An excellent work that earns its rightful place alongside other scholarly CI literature.. well-written and extends the theoretical literature on CIs." * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *
"The text includes a succinct review of both applied and scholarly literature that describes some historical precedent to the use of civilian informants as a source of information." * Theory in Action *
"The text includes a succinct review of both applied and scholarly literature that describes some historical precedent to the use of civilian informants as a source of information." * Theory in Action *
Dean A. Dabney is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Georgia State University. Richard Tewksbury is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Louisville.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520290488 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520290488 |
| Title | Speaking Truth to Power |
| Author | Dean A Dabney |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2016-08-02 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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