A Sense of Brutality
The Story So Far
Short impact summary
A Sense of Brutality (2020), published by Amherst College Press, has been cited 11 times. Beyond that, it has been downloaded 1,654 times.
Full narrative
A Sense of Brutality by Carlos Sánchez was published by Amherst College Press in 2020. Conceptually, the work connects to Police brutality, Sense (electronics), Psychology, Criminology and Engineering. The book was recognised: ACLS Open Access Book Prize & Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award finalist (2026) — Political Science.
OpenAlex records 11 citations. Citations peaked in 2025 with 10 citing works. Notable citing venues include Ethical Theory and Moral Practice. The citing works include 7 book chapters, 1 journal article and 1 book. The citing authors are based in the United States.
It has been downloaded 1,654 times via OAPEN. Open Library reports a combined count of 1 reading logs and catalog editions. Its subject matter aligns with Peace, Justice and strong institutions among the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Access Availability
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11923978
- OA status: Gold
- OA source: DOAB
- OA basis: DOAB record found for this title
- OA evidence chain: DOAB → OAPEN → Publisher-claimed → ACLS/Arcadia rule → OpenAlex/Crossref
- Landing page: https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11923978
- OAPEN Library: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57780
- DOAB: https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/89258
Full text beyond the publisher
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Reader reception Books
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- 🏆 ACLS Open Access Book Prize & Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award finalist (2026) — Political Science
- Commercial: Amazon · Goodreads
Who is citing this work? OpenAlex
Analysis of 11 citing works. 18.2% come from the Top 10 institutions. See the full list on OpenAlex →
- University of Connecticut (1)
- Wichita State University (1)
- Elva F. Orozco Mendoza (10)
- Noell Birondo (1)
Open Science Signals PRISM
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Open Peer Review PRISM
- Status: No explicit PRISM review record returned
- Interpretation: neutral signal — this does not mean the book had no peer review; only that PRISM returned no explicit title-level review metadata.
- Publisher context: Amherst College Press
Teaching, Practice & Library Adoption
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Library Classification Subjects:
Sociology Drug traffic Drug control Organized crime Violence
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Authors
- Carlos Sánchez First Corresponding ORCID
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Citations OpenAlex
| Year | Title | Venue | DOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Defining Obstacles to and Capacities for Peace in Medellín | Unknown | 10.1007/978-3-032-07128-6_6 |
| 2023 | Análisis de discurso de un medio de comunicación sobre la narcocultura en Chile | Journal of the Academy | 10.47058/joa9.9 |
| 2021 | Aristotle and Expertise: Ideas on the Skillfulness of Virtue | Ethical Theory and Moral Practice | 10.1007/s10677-021-10170-y |
That's the evidence for A Sense of Brutality
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