Brute Force: Animal Police and the Challenge of Cruelty
Brute Force looks at people having the most contact with everyday animal abuse- humane law enforcement officers who are charged with enforcing anti-cruelty statutes. The author spent one year studying 30 "animal cops" and dispatchers in two large cities. They see themselves as a power for the helpless, a voice for the mute. On-the-job experience changes this view. Rather than "fighting the good fight" against egregious cases of cruelty, they are overwhelmed with complaints that are ambiguous...
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Most stories of animal cruelty highlight first the suffering of the victim, then the motivations of the perpetrator, says Arlulke (sociology and anthropology, Northeastern U.) but he is interested in how animal cruelty impacts the people who investigate the cases and prosecute abusers. He accompanied Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals units in Massachusetts and New York. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Introduction : the rookie's dilemma11Pecking order112The cruelty-finding exercise413Sizing up situations754Brute force1075It's just a dog131Conclusion : humane realism157
