The End of Policing
From kwharrison13.com · Anti-library
The End of Policing
| Author | Alex S. Vitale |
|---|---|
| Published | 2017 |
| Pages | 272 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Vitale’s argument that police reform keeps failing because the underlying job — using force to manage poverty, addiction, homelessness and mental illness — is the wrong job. |
Where I heard about it
- nathan shuherk (@schizophrenicreads) — in a BookTok video giving a reading list on US empire, policing and disaster capitalism.
Connections
- Poverty — what Vitale says policing is actually being asked to manage.
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