{"product_id":"chokehold-policing-black-men-hardcover","title":"Chokehold: Policing Black Men - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2018 National Council on Crime \u0026amp; Delinquency's Media for a Just Society Awards \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNominated for the 49th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2017 \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Butler has hit his stride. This is a meditation, a sonnet, a legal brief, a poetry slam and a dissertation that represents the full bloom of his early thesis: The justice system does not work for blacks, particularly black men.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The most readable and provocative account of the consequences of the war on drugs since Michelle Alexander's \u003ci\u003eThe New Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e . . . .\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Powerful . . . deeply informed from a legal standpoint and yet in some ways still highly personal\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement \u003c\/i\u003e(London) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the eloquence of Ta-Nehisi Coates and the persuasive research of Michelle Alexander, a former federal prosecutor explains how the system really works, and how to disrupt it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCops, politicians, and ordinary people are afraid of black men. The result is the Chokehold: laws and practices that treat every African American man like a thug. In this explosive new book, an African American former federal prosecutor shows that the system is working exactly the way it's supposed to. Black men are always under watch, and police violence is widespread--all with the support of judges and politicians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his no-holds-barred style, Butler, whose scholarship has been featured on \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, uses new data to demonstrate that white men commit the majority of violent crime in the United States. For example, a white woman is ten times more likely to be raped by a white male acquaintance than be the victim of a violent crime perpetrated by a black man. Butler also frankly discusses the problem of black on black violence and how to keep communities safer--without relying as much on police. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eChokehold\u003c\/i\u003e powerfully demonstrates why current efforts to reform law enforcement will not create lasting change. Butler's controversial recommendations about how to crash the system, and when it's better for a black man to plead guilty--even if he's innocent--are sure to be game-changers in the national debate about policing, criminal justice, and race relations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former federal prosecutor, \u003cb\u003ePaul Butler\u003c\/b\u003e provides legal commentary for MSNBC and NPR and has been featured on \u003cem\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/em\u003e and profiled in the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. A law professor at Georgetown University, he is the author of \u003cem\u003eLet's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Harry Chapin Media Award, and \u003cem\u003eChokehold: Policing Black Men\u003c\/em\u003e (both from The New Press). He has published numerous op-eds and book reviews, including in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770961264928,"sku":"9781595589057","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/96862123adcdf334290a48db6d996147_92ae617f-c240-4bd4-a175-c80a7d751df2.webp?v=1780381409","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chokehold-policing-black-men-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}