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Chevigny, Paul Graves was born on July 12, 1935 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Hector and Claire (Graves) Chevigny.
(In Edge of the Knife, noted authority Paul Chevigny draws...)
In Edge of the Knife, noted authority Paul Chevigny draws on years of field research to investigate torture and the use of deadly force, in addition to less drastic forms of violence, in New York, Los Angeles, So Paulo, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Kingston. Chevigny, author of the classic Police Power, examines the sources of official violence and offers possibilities for controlling it. What emerges from his work is an image of police violence as a reflection of the larger order of a city, and a convincing argument for persistent government action against crime--including accountability for police violence.
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( Gigs provides a fascinating account of a unique victory...)
Gigs provides a fascinating account of a unique victory for musicians against repressive entertainment licensing laws. It provides a much-needed study of the social, political, cultural and legal conditions surrounding a change in law and public attitudes toward vernacular music in New York City. This second edition includes a new preface by Hamish Birchall and an introduction by the series editors, Guy Osborn and Steve Greenfield, as well as an afterword by the author, and it will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of social attitudes toward the popular arts and the use of constitutional litigation for social change.
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(In a country increasingly polarized by the conflicting cr...)
In a country increasingly polarized by the conflicting cries of "law and order" and "police brutality," this meticulous case-by-case study of police actions in New York City - a microcosm of urban America - is an important documentation of major contradiction in American society: the way that our legal system protects and encourages the abuse of police power. No other book has show so convincingly the full range of abuses created by the methods used by the police in dealing with the problems of modern society, particularly as these methods apply to fringe groups, the hippies, addicts, radical activists, protesters, Negroes, Puerto Ricans and other minorities.
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( Gigs tells the story of New York City's cabaret laws wh...)
Gigs tells the story of New York City's cabaret laws which for two generations acted as a means of control and repression of jazz music. Paul Chevigny, a noted lawyer who represented the musicians in the case documented in this book, discusses the racial prejudices of the city and the larger society as embodied in zoning policy and repressive licensing.
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Chevigny, Paul Graves was born on July 12, 1935 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Hector and Claire (Graves) Chevigny.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Yale University, 1957; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1960.
Associate Hughes Hubbard & Reed, New York City, 1961—1964. Director Harlem Neighborhood Legal Assistance, 1965-1966. Member legal staff New York Civil Liberties Union, 1966-1977.
Associate professor New York University School Law, 1977—1981, professor, since 1981, Joel S. and Anne B. Ehrenkranz professor law. Served United States Army, 1960-1961.
(In a country increasingly polarized by the conflicting cr...)
(In Edge of the Knife, noted authority Paul Chevigny draws...)
( Gigs tells the story of New York City's cabaret laws wh...)
( Gigs provides a fascinating account of a unique victory...)
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(1st ed. thus. Hard cover. Vintage Books, New York, NY (9/...)
Board of directors Americans Watch, New York City, since 1986, Mechanical Engineering Watch, since 1990. With United States Army, 1960-1961. Member Association American Law Schools, American Bar Association.
Married Bell Gale, July 24, 1964. Children: Katy, Blue.