Protectors of Privilege

Download or read book Protectors of Privilege written by Frank Donner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1992-09-30 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark exposé of the dark history of repressive police operations in American cities offers a richly detailed account of police misconduct and violations of protected freedoms over the past century. In an incisive examination of undercover work in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia as well as Washington, D.C., Detroit, New Haven, Baltimore, and Birmingham, Donner reveals the underside of American law enforcement.