“Family Trouble”: The 1975 Killing of Denise Hawkins and the Legacy of Deadly Force in the Rochester, NY Police Department
This paper examines the lineages of police violence, family trauma, and police reform through a case study of the Rochester police killing of Denise Hawkins in 1975. Michael Leach, a 22-year-old, white police officer, responded to a “family trouble” call involving a domestic dispute between Hawkins...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-02-01
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| Series: | Genealogy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/8/1/15 |