Download or read book Above the Law written by Jerome H. Skolnick and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The now-famous video tape and the trial of four Los Angeles policemen for kicking and beating Rodney King while 23 other officers looked on has precipitated a national outcry against police violence. Skolnick and Fyfe use the LAPD incident to explain why police use excessive force, and they make bold proposals for what to do about it.