 | Policing American Indians: A Unique Chapter in American Jurisprudence Subjects: Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Public Administration & Management; Public Policy; Police; Bias, prejudice, and corruption riddle the history of US jurisprudence. Policing American Indians: A Unique Chapter in American Jurisprudence explores these injustices, specifically the treatment of American Indians. A mix of academic research as well as field experience, this book draws on author Laurence French's more than 40 years of experience Laurence Armand French, PhD, is a researcher and affiliate professor of the Justiceworks Institute of the University of New Hampshire. He earned his PhD in sociology from the University of New Hampshire and his PhD in cultural psychology from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He is professor emeritus of psychology at Western New Mexico University, a member of several societies, a veteran of the US Marine Corps, and a licensed clinical psychologist. He won the 2014 McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award and has over 280 publications, including 15 books. His major research areas are international and comparative social, human, and criminal justice; Native American and minority issues; police and criminal psychology; and neuro-, clinical, and forensic psychology. |
