About the book
The best-selling bible of the movement to defund the police in an updated edition
\"Urgent, provocative, and timely, The End of Policing will make you question most of what you have been taught to believe about crime and how to solve it.\"
—James Forman Jr., author of Locking Up Our Own
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.
Editions of The End of Policing
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781784782894
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781839763786
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781784782924
- EBook
- ISBN 9781784782917
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The best-selling bible of the movement to defund the police in an updated edition
\"Urgent, provocative, and timely, The End of Policing will make you question most of what you have been taught to believe about crime and how to solve it.\"
—James Forman Jr., author of Locking Up Our Own
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.
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The best-selling bible of the movement to defund the police in an updated edition
\"Urgent, provocative, and timely, The End of Policing will make you question most of what you have been taught to believe about crime and how to solve it.\"
—James Forman Jr., author of Locking Up Our Own
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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The End of Policing?
Society and Social Sciences > Social services and welfare, criminology > Social welfare, social policy and social services > Emergency services > Police and security services
Where can I read a sample of The End of Policing?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781784782894
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The End of Policing?
Alex S. Vitale
Who is the Publisher of the book The End of Policing?
Verso Books
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The End of Policing is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781784782894) and paperback(ISBN 9781839763786) and paperback(ISBN 9781784782924) and ebook(ISBN 9781784782917)
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