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His book explores how police culture, through what he terms “the danger imperative,” fosters aggressive policing practices that disproportionately impact communities of color. Sierra-Arévalo defines the danger imperative that permeates modern U.S. policing as the “cultural preoccupation with violence and officer safety.” (p. 6).
Feb 13, 2024 · This clear-eyed analysis lays bare how the "danger imperative"―the preoccupation with violence and the presumption of threat―shapes police culture and guides everyday interactions between police and everyone else.
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By leveraging an impressive ethnographic approach, Dr. Sierra-Arévalo provides real-world examples of the danger imperative in action, including tactical imagination, professional attire, remembrance of fallen officers, high profile cases, and command presence--to name a few.
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- Michael Sierra-Arévalo
Feb 8, 2024 · With unprecedented access to three police departments and drawing on more than 100 interviews and 1,000 hours on patrol, The Danger Imperative provides vital insight into how police culture shapes officers’ perception and practice of violence.
- Michael Sierra-Arévalo
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Bethenny Frankel stars in the Lifetime thriller “Danger in the Dorm,” which is based on the 1972 murder that shocked Oregon State University. Read more here.
Jun 1, 2019 · Life is filled with danger and uncertainty, and it is a daily struggle to hold on to and advance the things that matter most to us. Distinguished psychiatrist and medical anthropologist Arthur Kleinman explores this difficulty in his most recent book, What Really Matters: Living a Moral Life Amidst Uncertainty and Danger.
