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Author Epp, Charles R

Title Making rights real : activists, bureaucrats, and the creation of the legalistic state / Charles R. Epp
Published Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 358 pages) : illustrations
Series The Chicago series in law and society
Chicago series in law and society.
Contents Theory: the fertile fear of liability -- The problem with policing -- Liability's triumph -- Policing's epiphany -- Spreading the word: variations among police departments -- Tort liability and police reform in Britain -- Sexual harassment -- Playground safety
Summary "It's a common complaint: the United States is overrun by rules and procedures that shackle professional judgment, have no valid purpose, and serve only to appease courts and lawyers. Charles R. Epp argues, however, that few Americans would want to return to an era without these legalistic policies, which in the 1970s helped bring recalcitrant bureaucracies into line with a growing national commitment to civil rights and individual dignity. Focusing on three disparate policy areas--workplace sexual harassment, playground safety, and police brutality in both the United States and the United Kingdom--Epp explains how activists and professionals used legal liability, lawsuit-generated publicity, and innovative managerial ideas to pursue the implementation of new rights. Together, these strategies resulted in frameworks designed to make institutions accountable through intricate rules, employee training, and managerial oversight. Explaining how these practices became ubiquitous across bureaucratic organizations, Epp casts today's legalistic state in an entirely new light."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Liability (Law) -- United States
Law reform -- United States -- Citizen participation
Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Tort liability of police -- United States
Tort liability of police -- Great Britain
Liability for harassment -- United States
Playgrounds -- Law and legislation -- United States
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Civil rights
Law reform -- Citizen participation
Liability for harassment
Liability (Law)
Playgrounds -- Law and legislation
Tort liability of police
Great Britain
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780226211664
0226211665
1282537636
9781282537637
9786612537639
6612537639