Excessive Use of Force : One Mother’s Struggle Against Police Brutality and Misconduct

The vast majority of the law enforcement officers in this country perform their very difficult jobs with respect for their communities and in compliance with the law. Even so, there have been incidents in which this was not the case. Police brutality and misconduct has been under the microscope for the last several years, and Loretta Prater brings these issues to light through research reports and numerous examples of cases, including the personal case of her son. On January 2, 2004, Leslie Vaughn Prater, Loretta Prater's unarmed son, was a homicide victim in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His death resulted from an altercation with four police officers. Excessive Use of Force: One Mother's Struggle Against Police Brutality and Misconduct is the account of an African American family's personal experience with police brutality and misconduct, the behind the scene dynamics, as well as the personal emotional trauma experienced by victims' families. While written from the... Number of Words in Auth: 3 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes Single Author : Loretta P. Prater Original Source : Mirc New Files 03 23 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Prater, Loretta P. Title Length : 022 Title Parm D : Excessive Use of Force Title Parm F : Excessive Use of Force Num of Aut : 1 Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 5770 Uncomma Author : Loretta P. Prater Title Parm A : Excessive Use of Force The vast majority of the law enforcement officers in this country perform their very difficult jobs with respect for their communities and in compliance with the law. Even so, there have been incidents in which this was not the case. Police brutality and misconduct has been under the microscope for the last several years, and Loretta Prater brings these issues to light through research reports and numerous examples of cases, including the personal case of her son. On January 2, 2004, Leslie Vaughn Prater, Loretta Prater’s unarmed son, was a homicide victim in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His death resulted from an altercation with four police officers. Excessive Use of Force: One Mother's Struggle Against Police Brutality and Misconduct is the account of an African American family’s personal experience with police brutality and misconduct, the behind the scene dynamics, as well as the personal emotional trauma experienced by victims’ families. While written from the perspective of a mother, Prater brings a good balance of personal and outside information. She allows the reader to see inside her story but successfully includes secondary analysis of research and related stories of others who have experienced similar situations resulting from police officer misconduct. Excessive Use of Force engages the reader in this serious and important topic of police brutality and misconduct. Acknowledgements Introduction Homicide or natural causes : how did leslie vaughn prater die? Police brutality : myth or reality? Profiling : reported research and personal experiences Review of police departmental responses to in-custody deaths Fueling a legal battle To settle or not to settle in wrongful death cases involving police officers Silent no more : strategies of advocacy to elevate publicáawareness Moms (mothers of murdered sons : unarmed and killeda by law enforcement Police academy workshops : a proactive strategy to address police misconduct No justice, no peace : paths in seeking change through public policy. "The vast majority of the law enforcement officers in this country perform their very difficult jobs with respect for their communities and in compliance with the law. Even so, there have been incidents in which this was not the case. Police brutality and misconduct has been under the microscope for the last several years, and Loretta Prater brings these issues to light through research reports and numerous examples of cases, including the personal case of her son"--Back cover Police brutality and misconduct have been under the microscope for the last several years. Loretta Prater confronts the far-reaching consequences of police brutality through the personal case of her son, numerous examples of other cases, and a review of related research.