Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon
(Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon)
7.1/ 10Original Title : Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon
Time : 84 Min
Genre : Documentary, History
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2015
Director : Jodi Darby, Julie Perini, Erin Yanke
Writer : Jodi Darby, Julie Perini, Erin Yanke
Producer : No data available
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : A historical and political analysis of the role of the police in contemporary society and the history of policing in the United States. It provides a framework for understanding the systems of social control in Portland with its history of...See moreA historical and political analysis of the role of the police in contemporary society and the history of policing in the United States. It provides a framework for understanding the systems of social control in Portland with its history of exclusion laws, racial profiling, gentrification practices, and policing along lines of race and class. It serves to uncover Portland's unique history of police relations and community response. See less Read more: Plot summary