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082 0 0 _a363.20973
100 1 _aVitale, Alex S.
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245 1 4 _aThe end of policing /
_cAlex S. Vitale.
264 1 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bVerso,
_c2018
300 _a266 pages ;
_c22 cm
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"How the police endanger us and why we need to find an alternative Recent years have seen an explosion of protest and concern about police brutality and repression--especially after long-held grievances in Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in months of violent protest following the police killing of Brown. Much of the conversation has focused on calls for enhancing police accountability, increasing police diversity, improving police training, and emphasizing community policing. Unfortunately, none of these is likely to produce results, because they fail to get at the core of the problem. The problem is policing itself--the dramatic expansion of the police role over the last forty years. This book attempts to jog public discussion of policing by revealing the tainted origins of modern policing as a tool of social control and demonstrating how the expanded role of the police is inconsistent with community empowerment, social justice--even public safety. Drawing on first-hand research from across the globe, Alex Vitale shows how the implementation of alternatives to policing, like drug legalization, regulation, and harm reduction instead of the policing of drugs, has led to reductions in crime, spending, and injustice"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"Recent years have seen an explosion of protest and concern about police brutality and repression--especially after long-held grievances in Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in months of violent protest following the police killing of Brown. Much of the conversation has focused on calls for enhancing police accountability, increasing police diversity, improving police training, and emphasizing community policing. Unfortunately, none of these is likely to produce results, because they fail to get at the core of the problem. The problem is policing itself--the dramatic expansion of the police role over the last forty years. This book attempts to jog public discussion of policing by revealing the tainted origins of modern policing as a tool of social control and demonstrating how the expanded role of the police is inconsistent with community empowerment, social justice--even public safety. Drawing on first-hand research from across the globe, Alex Vitale shows how the implementation of alternatives to policing, like drug legalization, regulation, and harm reduction instead of the policing of drugs, has led to reductions in crime, spending, and injustice"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aPolice
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aPolicía
_zEstados Unidos
_9418
650 0 _aPolice misconduct
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aBrutalidad policial
_zEstados Unidos
_9416
650 4 _aAdministración de justicia penal
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_xDiscriminación.
650 4 _aSegregación racial
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650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.
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650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General.
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