Book Review: Jackson, M. S. (2006). Policing in a Diverse Society: Another American Dilemma. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, pp. 185

• Published date: 01 December 2007
• Date: 01 December 2007
• DOI: 10.1177/0734016807310662
• Subject Matter: Articles

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to dialectical and cognitive behavioral models as approaches for reducing IPV. The book
would have been more useful if it included a greater discussion of current evidence-based or
best practices in this domain. Nonetheless, for the clinically minded practitioner, The Abusive
Personality is an excellent resource to appreciate how early experiences in attachment can
set the trajectory for violent behaviors in adulthood.
Arthur J. Lurigio
Loyola University, Chicago
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www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/ipv_cost/ipv.htm.
National Women’s Health Information Center. (2003). Violence against women: Domestic and intimate partner
violence. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women’s Health,
National Women’s Health Information Center.
Rennison, C. M. (2003). Intimate partner violence, 1993-2001. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics,
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs.
World Health Organization. (2005). WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against
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Jackson, M. S. (2006). Policing in a Diverse Society: Another
American Dilemma. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, pp. 185
DOI: 10.1177/0734016807310662
In Policing in a Diverse Society, Mary S. Jackson provides a historical and contemporary
analysis of the relationship between the criminal justice system and various cultures within
the United States. Targeting criminal justice students and law enforcement personnel, the
book seeks to inform those on the issues of tolerance and acceptance when dealing with
minorities and special populations. As each chapter corresponds with a selected group, the author
allows the audience to either read the book in its entirety, or to select a...