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The "Profane Margins" of the State: Florida Sheriff Walter R. Clark and the Local History of Crime, Policing, and Incarceration.

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Title: The "Profane Margins" of the State: Florida Sheriff Walter R. Clark and the Local History of Crime, Policing, and Incarceration.
Authors: Hahamovitch, Cindy1 (AUTHOR) cxhaha@uga.edu
Source: Journal of American History. Mar2024, Vol. 110 Issue 4, p643-666. 24p.
Subject Terms: *African American social conditions, Sheriffs, Corrupt practices of sheriffs, Organized crime, Power (Social sciences), Justice administration & politics
Geographic Terms: Broward County (Fla.)
People: Clark, Walter R.
Abstract: The article focuses on the legal and illegal activities of Walter R. Clark who was a sheriff and politician in Broward Country, Florida. It discusses his role in organized crime activities involving illegal gambling, illegal arrests, and racist violence. The difference between U.S. sheriffs and police chiefs, convict leasing, and the circumstances surrounding the election of Clark as sheriff in 1932 are also mentioned.
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