{"product_id":"policing-white-supremacy-the-enemy-within-hardcover","title":"Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within - Hardcover","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\u003eMike German\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBeth Zasloff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA former FBI agent's urgent call for law enforcement to prioritize far-right violence and end tolerance for police racism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Policing White Supremacy\u003c\/i\u003e, former FBI agent Mike German, who worked undercover in white supremacist and militia groups, issues a wake-up call about law enforcement's dangerously lax approach to far-right violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite over a hundred deadly acts by far-right militants since the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and the far right's attempts to obstruct transfer of power to a duly elected president on January 6, the FBI continues to deprioritize investigations into white supremacist violence, instead targeting marginalized groups such as environmentalists and Black Lives Matter. In 2005, for example, the FBI labeled eco-terrorists as the top domestic threat, despite not a single fatal attack in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoting that the FBI does not even compile accurate national data on white supremacist violence, German also exposes the continuing tolerance of overt racism in law enforcement, and police membership in white supremacist organizations. The threat these officers pose became clear when at least twenty-eight current and former law enforcement officials were alleged to have participated in the 2021 Capitol breach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith chapters on \"The Rise of the Proud Boys,\" \"A New Approach to Policing Hate Crimes,\" and \"Policing the Police,\" \u003ci\u003ePolicing White Supremacy \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the lack of transparency and accountability in federal, state, and local law enforcement has eroded public trust and undermined democracy. \"Law Enforcement's Role in Resisting White Supremacy\" points the way forward to a future where far-right violence is recognized and addressed as the true threat it presents to our country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike German\u003c\/b\u003e is a fellow with the Liberty and National Security program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School. He has worked at the ACLU and served sixteen years as an FBI special agent. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThinking Like a Terrorist\u003c\/em\u003e as well as \u003cem\u003eDisrupt, Discredit, and Divide: How the New FBI Damages Our Democracy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePolicing White Supremacy\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeth Zasloff\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eHold Fast to Dreams: A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press), winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Award. She is co-author with Michael German of \u003cem\u003ePolicing White Supremacy\u003c\/em\u003e (also The New Press). Her work has been featured in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, and on NPR. She is a graduate of Yale University and the John Hopkins University Writing Seminars and has taught writing at New York University, Johns Hopkins, and in New York City public schools. Read about her editing and co-author work at bethzasloff.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52750198997325,"sku":"9781620977064","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/PBhNaBZCWj9781620977064.webp?v=1762901724","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/policing-white-supremacy-the-enemy-within-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}