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A City Divided tells the story of the case involving 18-year-old Jordan Miles and three Pittsburgh police officers. David Harris, a resident of Pittsburgh and the Sally Ann Semenko Chair at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, describes what happened, explaining how a case that began with a young black man walking around the block in his own neighborhood turned Pittsburgh inside out, resulted in two investigations of the police officers and two federal trials. Harris, who has written, published and conducted research at the intersection of race, criminal justice and the law for almost thirty years, explains not just what happened but why, what the stakes are and, most importantly, what we must do differently to avoid these public safety catastrophes.
1. The Incident; Part I: What Happened?; 2. The People and the Places; 3. The Immediate Aftermath; 4. Investigations and Decisions; 5. The Remaining Arena: Civil Litigation; Part II: Why Did This Happen?; 6. The Poison of Race; 7. How Fear Impacts the Police; 8. How Fear Impacts Black Americans; 9. If He Didn’t Do Anything, Then Why Did He Run?; Part III: Was Justice Served?; 10. The First Trial: Jordan’s Case; 11. The First Trial: The Police Case; 12. The Second Trial; Part IV: What’s Next?; 13. What Can We Do?; Epilogue; Glossary; Index.