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Author: Ronnie Greene
Publisher: Beacon Press
Imprint: Beacon Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.50cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.40cm
Weight: 0.372kg
ISBN: 9780807006559
ISBN 10: 0807006556
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 06 September 2016
Audience:
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Greene expertly constructs the narrative of events during the shooting and through the federal trial of the officers involved, who received sentences of up to 65 years. . . .A poignant and skillful examination of a case that adds to the ongoing public debate about corrupt police practices, the militarization of local law enforcement, and convoluted legal decisions. Kirkus Reviews Compelling and necessary. Meticulously researched, compulsively readable. Los Angeles Review of Books This engrossing tale is shockingly reminiscent of more recent examples of police misconduct and should appeal to civic-minded readers in New Orleans and elsewhere. Library Journal Shots on the Bridge is a poignant excavation of this case...a harrowingly taut 228-page book that bracingly covers what happened before, during, and after the shooting. Johns Hopkins Magazine As the issue of police brutality continues to dominate much of the national discourse, Greene s timely book reminds readers that due process for killer cops can mean more than the lives of dead victims. The Intercept For those who believe that police shootings of unarmed citizens began in Ferguson, Missouri, this book will be eye-opening. Greene offers a fine dissection of a tragic injustice and the understandable and often unacknowledged fears of police which underlie so many of these events. Scott Turow Ronnie Greene has penetrated the blue code and brought light to one of the horrific cases of police misconduct in modern US history, and the victims' families' passionate and unyielding pursuit for justice in the aftermath of the tragedy of Katrina. His book is a must-read for those who seek reforms today to make urban policing more just and fair. Marc H. Morial, president and CEO, National Urban League For everyone who wonders how police officers could inflict deadly violence on the people they are paid to protect, Ronnie Greene has pieced together, in meticulous detail, this epic case study: a tragedy of errors, fears, and lies that cannot be ignored. Amanda Ripley, author of The Smartest Kids in the World and The Unthinkable From the Hardcover edition.
Author Information
Ronnie Greene is an investigative journalist who edits in-depth stories for Reuters and teaches graduate writing at Johns Hopkins University. Before joining Reuters, he edited a 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation for the Center for Public Integrity. His other honors include the IRE Medal, an Emmy Award, and the Harvard Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. Greene spent much of his career at the Miami Herald, and he is author of Night Fire- Big Oil, Poison Air, and Margie Richard's Fight to Save Her Town. Shots on the Bridge is his second book. From the Hardcover edition.
