{"product_id":"thin-blue-lie-paperback","title":"Thin Blue Lie - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatt Stroud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An incisive, muckraking expos  of the 'police industrial complex.'\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerican law enforcement is a system in crisis. After explosive protests responding to police brutality and discrimination in Baltimore, Ferguson, and across the country, debate over ways to reform the police continues to rage. For all the disagreement, though, people on both the left and right mostly take for granted that innovative technologies can only help. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Matt Stroud's deeply reported book demonstrates, however, tools such as Tasers and body cameras are overhyped and often ineffective. Instead of wrestling with fundamental questions about their work, police leaders have looked to technology as a silver bullet, and allowed corporate interests to insinuate themselves ever deeper into the public institution of law enforcement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVividly tracing the development and deployment of these technologies, from the infamous Rodney King beating to the present, \u003ci\u003eThin Blue Lie\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how policing became what it is today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Stroud\u003c\/b\u003e is an investigative reporter with a focus on companies that do business with police departments and prisons. Formerly on staff at the \u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloomberg News\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Verge\u003c\/i\u003e, he has also written for publications such as the\u003ci\u003e Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eIntercept\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Pittsburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354765312249,"sku":"9781250260642","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MEl4Y3BwTkFycG43YW5IYVJSZVBHUT09.webp?v=1769843645","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/thin-blue-lie-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}