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The mass uprising that followed the murder of George Floyd by the police in the summer of 2020 - estimated to be the largest protests in U.S. history - brought the argument for defunding the police to the forefront of international politics. This made the book The End of Policing a bestseller and its author, Alex Vitale, a leading figure in the public discussion surrounding police and racial justice.
As author Rachel Kushner noted in her article titled "Things I Can't Live Without," this book explains that "unfortunately, no increased diversity in police forces, nor body cameras, nor better training has shown any discernible difference" in reducing police killings and abuse. "We need to restructure our society and invest in the very communities themselves, an argument that Alex Vitale makes very compellingly."
The problem, as Vitale shows, is the police itself - the dramatic expansion of the role of the police over the past forty years. Based on original research from around the world, The End of Policing describes how implementing alternative solutions to policing, such as drug legalization, regulation, and harm reduction instead of drug enforcement, has led to reductions in crime, costs, and injustice.
This edition includes a new introduction that takes into account the renewed movement to challenge police impunity and illustrates how we can move forward by assessing the protest, politics, and the political landscape.
Pages: 320, Year of Publication: 1130, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
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- Verso Books
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- English
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- 9781839763786
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