Becoming New York's Finest Race, Gender, and the Integration of the NYPD, 1935-1980 | EKB DL

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Becoming New York's Finest Race, Gender, and the Integration of the NYPD, 1935-1980

Becoming New York's Finest Race, Gender, and the Integration of the NYPD, 1935-1980

Description

After excluding women and African Americans from its ranks for most of its history, the New York City Police Department undertook an aggressive campaign of integration following World War II. This is the first comprehensive account of how and why the NYPD came to see integration as a highly coveted political tool, indispensable to policing.

Keywords

HistorySocial HistoryUnited StatesModernAmericas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Social ScienceSociologyBusiness & EconomicsLabor

2013Book

Author(s)A. Darien

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US

ISBN9781137321930

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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