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careinthelibrary's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Hate crime, Classism, Deportation, Drug use, and Mass/school shootings
skudiklier's review
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.75
I've been reading this book for almost an entire year at this point; this is for several reasons, and shouldn't just be taken as "wow this book is slow/dense." It is a very comprehensive look at the areas in which policing fails, the reasons for these failures, the way these failures are systemic, and ways we can help replace policing with other solutions. It is also very dense in the sense that it's a lot of facts, statistics, and figures, with very little to break it up. For me that's harder to get through, so I read it very slowly over the course of a year. But I would highly recommend this book, especially to those who think the police should not be abolished. I have a hard time imagining how someone could read this book and come away still thinking the police are a force for good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Trafficking, Violence, Xenophobia, and Transphobia
Minor: Sexual assault and Rape
readalongwithnat's review
challenging
informative
slow-paced
4.0
This is a really eye-opening book that discusses a ton of different topics related to policing, including some I didn’t anticipate, but appreciated learning more about.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racism, and Slavery
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