From A. Mitchell Palmer to Joe McCarthy: Police Brutality in the Fight Against Communism
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From A. Mitchell Palmer to Joe McCarthy : Police Brutality in the Fight Against Communism. / Schmidt, Regin.
The Routledge History of Police Brutality in America. ed. / Thomas Aiello. New York & London : Routledge, 2023. p. 196-207.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
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TY - CHAP
T1 - From A. Mitchell Palmer to Joe McCarthy
T2 - Police Brutality in the Fight Against Communism
AU - Schmidt, Regin
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This chapter discusses the police brutality is defined as the use of excessive force against demonstrations and public meetings; the use of violence and vandalism during arrests and searches and seizures; mistreatment during imprisonment; holding the prisoners incommunicado; and the threat of or use of violence during interrogations in order to force a confession. The period from the Red Scare to the era of McCarthyism was characterized by a pronounced current of anti-communism in the United States. A powerful anticommunist movement lobbied the authorities to repress communist activities. Police forces had been engaged with radicals for more than 30 years before the Red Scare. The starting point for this story might be dated to the Haymarket Riot on May 4, 1886, in Chicago. On the night of January 2, 1920, BI agents assisted by local police carried out nationwide raids against the meeting places of the Communist Party and the Communist Labor Party.
AB - This chapter discusses the police brutality is defined as the use of excessive force against demonstrations and public meetings; the use of violence and vandalism during arrests and searches and seizures; mistreatment during imprisonment; holding the prisoners incommunicado; and the threat of or use of violence during interrogations in order to force a confession. The period from the Red Scare to the era of McCarthyism was characterized by a pronounced current of anti-communism in the United States. A powerful anticommunist movement lobbied the authorities to repress communist activities. Police forces had been engaged with radicals for more than 30 years before the Red Scare. The starting point for this story might be dated to the Haymarket Riot on May 4, 1886, in Chicago. On the night of January 2, 1920, BI agents assisted by local police carried out nationwide raids against the meeting places of the Communist Party and the Communist Labor Party.
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M3 - Book chapter
SP - 196
EP - 207
BT - The Routledge History of Police Brutality in America
A2 - Aiello, Thomas
PB - Routledge
CY - New York & London
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