{"product_id":"the-end-of-policing-paperback","title":"The End of Policing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex S. Vitale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best-selling bible of the movement to defund the police in an updated edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eThe End of Policing\u003c\/i\u003e by Alex Vitale, now a leading figure in the urgent public discussion over policing and racial justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex S. Vitale\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last thirty years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. His essays have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFortune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, PBS, \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Now!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVice News\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Show with Trevor Noah\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768024301856,"sku":"9781839763786","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7b58f1d911150303e476fda0d306a918.webp?v=1780322885","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-end-of-policing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}