Dopers in uniform : the hidden world of police on steroids / John Hoberman.
| Author/creator | Hoberman, John M., 1944- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2017. |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | xi, 302 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Terry And Jan Todd Series On Physical Culture And Sports Terry and Jan Todd series on physical culture and sports. ^A1333544 |
| Contents | What we know about cops on steroids -- Police chiefs and the steroid dilemma -- Police unions and steroids -- The gym culture : where muscular cops meet -- Steroids in the military. |
| Abstract | The recorded use of deadly force against unarmed suspects and sustained protest from the Black Lives Matter movement, among others, have ignited a national debate about excessive violence in American policing. Missing from the debate, however, is any discussion of a factor that is almost certainly contributing to the violence - the use of anabolic steroids by police officers. Mounting evidence from a wide range of credible sources suggests that many cops are abusing testoterone and its synthetic derivatives. This drug use is illegal and encourages a "steroidal" policing style based on aggressive behaviors and hulking physiques that diminishes public trust in law enforcement. Dopers in Uniform offers the first assessment of the dimensions and consequences of the felony use of anabolic steroids in major urban police departments. Marshalling an array of evidence, John Hoberman refutes the frequent claim that police steroid use is limited to a few "bad apples," explains how the "Blue Wall of Science" stymies the collection of data, and introduces readers to the broader marketplace for androgenic drugs. He then turns his attention to the people and organizations at the heart of police culture: thepolice chiefs who see scandals involving steroid use as a distraction from dealing with more dramatic forms of misconduct and the police unions that fight against steroid testing by claiming an officer's "right to privacy" is of greater importance. Hoberman's findings clearly demonstrate the crucial need to analyze and expose the police steroid culture for the purpose of formulating a public policy to deal with its dysfunctional effects. -- from dust jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-291) and index. |
| LCCN | 2016058736 |
| ISBN | 9780292759480 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0292759487 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | library electronic book |
| ISBN | non-library electronic book |
| Other class# | Z UA380.8 H653do |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HV7936 .D78 H63 2017 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |