Report on Police
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Report on Police is a section of the Wickersham Commission’s landmark early-1930s study that critically examined law enforcement practices and police misconduct in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal justice document
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government report ⓘ policy study ⓘ |
| addresses |
inadequate oversight of police departments
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lack of standardized training for police ⓘ political interference in police work ⓘ structural problems in American policing ⓘ use of unlawful methods by police ⓘ |
| aim |
to critically examine law enforcement practices in the United States
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to document and analyze police misconduct ⓘ to recommend reforms in policing ⓘ |
| associatedWith | National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Wickersham Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | President Herbert Hoover administration ⓘ |
| context | Wickersham Commission investigation into law observance and enforcement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| documentType | official commission report ⓘ |
| field |
criminology
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law enforcement studies ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
abuses in law enforcement
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accountability mechanisms for police ⓘ police brutality ⓘ police corruption ⓘ police organization and administration ⓘ professionalization of policing ⓘ relations between police and communities ⓘ training and standards for police officers ⓘ |
| genre |
criminal justice research
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public policy analysis ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
landmark early-1930s study of American policing
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one of the first comprehensive federal examinations of police misconduct in the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern professional policing standards in the United States
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subsequent police reform debates in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
law enforcement practices in the United States
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police misconduct in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement studies
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Wickersham Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 1930s ⓘ |
| publisher | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Report on Lawlessness in Law Enforcement
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other Wickersham Commission volumes on criminal justice ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly research on the history of policing in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Prohibition era
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late 1920s and early 1930s ⓘ |
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