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Standoff : race, policing, and a deadly assault that gripped a nation / Jamie Thompson.

Stand-off : (other title)
Thompson, Jamie, (author.).

Summary:

"Award-winning journalist Jamie Thompson's gripping account of a deadly night in Dallas [July 7, 2016], told through the eyes of those at the center of the the events, who offer a nuanced look at race and policing in America."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250204219
  • ISBN: 1250204216
  • Physical Description: xix, 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The negotiator -- The police chief -- The protestor -- Dallas SWAT --The trauma surgeon -- Wonder woman -- Hotspot duty -- The foxtrots -- The protest -- Ambush -- The offensive -- Code 100 -- The firefight -- Baylor Hospital -- Target identification -- White Boy Wayne -- Code yellow -- Words or weapons -- The mayor -- The master breacher -- "Kill 'em all" -- Seeing ghosts -- The wives -- Mind-set -- Preparations -- The Gullah wars -- Calculations -- Tying in -- The thin blue line -- The toll rises -- Backup -- The mother -- Ready, ready, now -- After -- Daybreak -- The press conference -- The memorial -- X -- The long night -- Breathe -- Loss -- Beginnings -- Unease -- The bunker barn -- Call it out -- The prairie.
Subject:
Police > Violence against > Texas > Dallas.
Mass shootings > Texas > Dallas.
Hostage negotiations > Texas > Dallas.
Police-community relations > Texas > Dallas.
Discrimination in law enforcement > United States.
Police.

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