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Beyond Policing - Building Abolitionist Futures
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Beyond Policing - Building Abolitionist Futures
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What better way to make the case for a police free world than to
show a world where it's possible? For Princeton University's
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Philip V. McHarris, body cameras,
de-escalation training, procedural justice, diversity among police,
and other popular reforms will never stop police violence. And high
emphasis on punishment in the United States has left many
communities without the resources needed to keep them safe. Beyond
Policing aims to provide a better understanding of the origins and
functions of policing and the criminal punishment system in the
United States. In this research-driven collection of essays, author
and sociologist Philip V. McHarris charts the pitfalls of policing
in the United States, from slave patrols, to the expansion of mass
policing in the mid-1900s, and the epidemic of police violence
today. Written in deftly precise, yet widely accessible language,
Beyond Policing presents evidence, both data and anecdotal, that
tackles the weight and toll of policing on people and communities
and patterns that prove that police reform only leads to more
policing. And for what seems like America's most oppressive
institution, McHarris points to an exit from the current punitive
paradigm, outlining strategies for responding to conflict and harm
in ways that transform the conditions that gave rise to violence.
This requires, he asserts, decriminalization, decarceration, and
defunding punitive institutions that have created the current
police and carceral state and a committed investment in
community-based alternatives-mechanisms that actually provide
safety.
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Imprint: |
Grand Central Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2024 |
Authors: |
Philip V. McHarris, Ph.D
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5387-2566-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5387-2566-5 |
Barcode: |
9781538725665 |
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