Jeffrey Lamson is a PhD candidate in world history at Northeastern University. His research focuses on the historic relationship between police reform, technology, and U.S. counterinsurgency. He is currently finishing his dissertation, a transnational history of the police car and motorized patrol from 1930 to 1980.
Jeffrey Lamson
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Fatal Chase: Cops and the Illusion of Control
Police chases place ordinary citizens in grave danger. No amount of training or increasingly strict department policies will change that.
