Description
| Product ID: | 9781839763786 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The End of Policing |
| Authors: | Author: Alex S. Vitale |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Social discrimination and social justice, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic studies, Police and security services, Penology and punishment, Penology and punishment, Ethnic studies, Police & security services, Penology & punishment, Prisons |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The bestselling bible of the movement to defund the police, in an updated edition The best-selling bible of the movement to defund the police in an updated edition The massive uprising that followed the police killing of George Floyd in the summer of 2020— by some estimates the largest protests in US history—thrust the argument to defund the police to the forefront of international politics. That case had been put persuasively a few years earlier in The End of Policing by Alex Vitale, now a leading figure in the urgent public discussion over policing and racial justice. The central problem, Vitale demonstrates, is the dramatic expansion of the police role over the last forty years. Drawing on firsthand research from across the globe, he shows how the implementation of alternatives to policing—such as drug legalization, regulation, and harm reduction instead of the policing of drugs—has led to reductions in crime, spending, and injustice. This updated edition includes a new introduction that takes stock of the renewed movement to challenge police impunity and shows how we move forward, evaluating protest, policy, and the political situation. |
| Imprint Name: | Verso Books |
| Publisher Name: | Verso Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-11-30 |
