Fall 2024

The Excessive Use of Force by Police

From the Set Human Rights at Risk

The excessive use of force by police is a challenging human-rights issue that affects people worldwide. This book outlines the issue, examines the history of excessive use of force by police, highlights where people are most affected by it, and explains what organizations are doing to help.

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$45.26 $33.95
Interest Level Grade 6 - Grade 12
Reading Level Grade 4
Dewey Number 363.3
Lexile
ATOS Reading Level
Guided Reading Level
Language English
Publisher BrightPoint Press
Format Reinforced book
ISBN 9781678209346
Copyright 2025
Number of Pages 64
Dimensions 6.5 x 9.25
Graphics Full-color photographs

SLJ Review of Human Rights at Risk

Gr 7–10—This series provides an essential resource for students to grasp the urgency of human rights issues, both historically and in the present day, across the U.S. and globally. Each book opens with a bulleted summary of key topics, followed by an introduction featuring a notable case that brought attention to the subject. The chapters then explore various types of human rights violations and strategies to address them, supported by eye-opening statistics. The series also examines the laws and organizations working to safeguard at-risk populations, with graphs offering clear data visualization. Each book has a glossary, source notes, an additional resource list, and an index. VERDICT Recommended for research projects.

School Library Journal

Author: Kari Cornell