Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale

15 reviews

perusing_panels's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

This book is a great introduction to the rationale behind defunding and dismantling the police, with concise well organised chapters focusing on different areas of policing and the ways in which they fail to keep everyone (particularly poor and marginalised people) safe.

The book discusses issues with systemic racism, classism, ableism, and other biases rooted in the misguided ideologies behind current policing systems and methods. It also explains why reforms aren’t enough, the system needs to be dismantled and redefined focusing on community lead alternatives that ensure equal protection and aid for everyone, not just the privileged and wealthy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Murder

etosaurus's review

challenging informative

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, Xenophobia, Slavery, Sexual assault, Racism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child death and Drug use

I'm sure my tags are incomplete. This book covers a lot of horrible violence perpetuated by police officers in our society.

bdingz's review

challenging informative slow-paced

When Verso Books made The End of Policing free as an ebook, I took advantage of the offer. I don’t have a Kindle and sometimes found it difficult to read on my computer, so I eventually also borrowed the audiobook from Hoopla and alternated how I read it. 

This book is a good starting point to educate yourself on police abolition, but don’t let it be the only thing you read on the topic. Although it was published in 2017, the author (who is a white man) sometimes uses dated and incorrect language, such as “blacks.” However, otherwise well-written and informative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Police brutality and Violence

talonsontypewriters's review

informative inspiring medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Racism, Ableism, Drug use, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Transphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, Islamophobia, Child death, Trafficking, and Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia, Animal death, and Torture

Police violence (especially against people of color, mentally ill people, homeless people, sex workers, and children) and abuse of power, on both a systemic and individual level, is covered in fairly explicit detail, with many specific cases described. Dated terminology ("transgendered") is used in passing.

junefish's review

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Trafficking, Sexism, Racism, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault