Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale

19 reviews

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Classism, Deportation, Drug use, and Mass/school shootings

mollyate's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

I would say this book provided a broad overview of the argument of abolishing the police. very much gave sociology vibes and can serve as good intro into abolitionist thought and movements.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

alyssa_s10's review

informative medium-paced

4.25

This book was not really about police abolition, it was mostly about police reform. It has a number of good ideas, like the decriminalization of drugs and sex work. 
There are a couple of quotes I like from the book such as "Police are the thin blue line between the have and the have not." as well as "The only law deserving of our respect is an unprejudiced law. One that protects everyone everywhere."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Addiction

mandkips's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Addiction

helena_chris's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

2.25

While the idea of the book is amazing, it's highly unlikely that those who should read it will read it. The writing itself is very tedious and assumes the reader needs to be explained every single detail. I had really high hopes for this book and fully support the message it's trying to convey... Its just not conveyed very well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Gun violence

kshertz's review

informative sad medium-paced

3.75

It’s a certain kind of book! I have been focusing my learning on abolition and a lot of what was in here I’ve learned but there was a lot of facts and statistics I was unaware of as well as some powerful stories I will take with me. I thought it was well thought out and well done

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

rachbake's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Police brutality, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

rustylasagna's review

informative slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality and Racism

hirundo's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Addiction, Suicide, Racism, and Police brutality

natanbcpc's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

A very good introduction to police abolition. Each chapter focuses on a specific issue and analyses why our current approach is bad, positives and shortcomings of proposed reforms and police-free alternatives to deal with the issue.

The book is very American-centered, although it references other countries every now and then, but a lot of stuff still applies elsewhere.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, and Transphobia