Becoming Abolitionists
Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom
New York : Astra House, [2021]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 311 pages ; 24 cm
"Purnell details how multi-racial social movements rooted in rebellion, risk-taking, and revolutionary love pushed her and a generation of activists toward abolition. The book travels across geography and time, and offers lessons that activists have learned from Ferguson to South Africa, from Reconstruction to contemporary protests against police shootings. Here, Purnell argues that police can not be reformed and invites readers to envision new systems that work to address the root causes of violence. Becoming Abolitionists shows that abolition is not solely about getting rid of police, but a commitment to create and support different answers to the problem of harm in society, and, most excitingly, an opportunity to reduce and eliminate harm in the first place"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Police administration -- United States.
Police brutality -- United States.
Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.
Black lives matter movement.
Racism -- United States.
Social justice -- United States.
United States -- Race relations.
Police administration -- United States.
Police brutality -- United States.
Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States.
Black lives matter movement.
Racism -- United States.
Social justice -- United States.
United States -- Race relations.
ISBN:
9781662600517
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SOCIAL SCI Race Pur | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-311).