BINGO: Shelfie Best for: Those new to the idea of police abolition, and who are interested in learning more about the history of policing in the US. In a nutshell: Author Williams provides a thoroughly researched examination of the brutally violent world of US policing. Worth quoting: “If we do the math, we see that the police kill almost seven times as often as they are killed. The fact is, the police produce far more casualties than they suffer.” “Despite its initial plausibility, the idea […]
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Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America by Kristian Williams