Waubonsee Community College

The end of policing, Alex S. Vitale

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-259) and index

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non fiction

The end of policing

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Alex S. Vitale

The problem is not overpolicing, it is policing itself Recent years have seen an explosion of protest against police brutality and repression. Among activists, journalists and politicians, the conversation about how to respond and improve policing has focused on accountability, diversity, training, and community relations. Unfortunately, these reforms will not produce results, either alone or in combination. The core of the problem must be addressed: the nature of modern policing itself. This book attempts to spark public discussion by revealing the tainted origins of modern policing as a tool of social control. It shows how the expansion of police authority is inconsistent with community empowerment, social justice even public safety. Drawing on groundbreaking research from across the world, and covering virtually every area in the increasingly broad range of police work, Alex Vitale demonstrates how law enforcement has come to exacerbate the very problems it is supposed to solve. In contrast, there are places where the robust implementation of policing alternativessuch as legalization, restorative justice, and harm reductionhas led to a decrease in crime, spending, and injustice. The best solution to bad policing may be an end to policing

1. The Limits of Police Reform -- 2. The Police Are Not Here to Protect You -- 3. The School-to-Prison Pipeline -- 4."We Called for Help, and They Killed My Son" -- 5. Criminalizing Homelessness -- 6. The Failures of Policing Sex Work -- 7. The War on Drugs -- 8. Gang Suppression -- 9. Border Policing -- 10. Political Policing