Defund fear safety without policing, prisons, and punishment

As the effects of aggressive policing and mass incarceration harm historically marginalized communities and tear families apart, how do we define safety? In a time when the most powerful institutions in the United States are embracing the repressive and racist systems that keep many communities stru...

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Main Author: Norris, Zachary, 1977- (Author)
Other Authors: Jones, Van, 1968- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, 2021.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Us vs. them
  • Part I. The unsafe world. Who and what harms us ; The framework of fear
  • Part II. A vision of safety. Addressing harms ; Preventing harms
  • Part III. Reimagined realities. Allen and Durrell ; Marlena and James ; Anita
  • Conclusion: We the people.