Alex S. Vitale
Autor de The End of Policing
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Alex S. Vitale is Associate Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College, City University of New York. He has also worked for the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness and the New York Civil Liberties Union.
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Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter (2016) — Contribuidor — 117 copias
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This book's whole thesis is that it is the basis of policing itself, not overpolicing, not a few bad apples, not a lack of oversight, not a lack of "diversity training," not something are can fix with another reform bill or more body cameras, that is the problem. From the historical origins of policing to the way it exists on the ground today, it has always been used as a tool to criminalize and control the poor, minorities, anyone upsetting to those in power, all in the name of "safety," without ever saying out loud whose.
All that said, this book should not displace the works of Black feminist and anti-capitalist activists, whose work is more intersectional and rooted in justice and healing.… (más)