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Beatings Attributed to Officer Culture
A New York Times Service study led by Prof. Albert J. Reiss Jr. argues police beatings of the poor stem from officer culture rather than racial prejudice. The report notes whites were more often hit, with incidents occurring in stations or patrol cars and demonstrates the effect of an entrenched code in police departments.
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Detroit
Albert J. Reiss Jr
Department of Sociology
University of Michigan
National Crime Commission
Reiss
Observer