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Police Violence and Mass Incarceration

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Invisible No More

Invisible No More

by Ritchie, Andrea

Downloadable Audiobook - 2017

Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immi...Show more Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement. Placing stories of individual women—such as Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Dajerria Becton, Monica Jones, and Mya Hal—in the broader context of the twin epidemics of police violence and mass incarceration, it documents the evolution of movements centering women's experiences of policing and demands a radical rethinking of our visions of safety—and the means we devote to achieving it. Show less

Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immi...Show more Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement. Placing stories of individual women—such as Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Dajerria Becton, Monica Jones, and Mya Hal—in the broader context of the twin epidemics of police violence and mass incarceration, it documents the evolution of movements centering women's experiences of policing and demands a radical rethinking of our visions of safety—and the means we devote to achieving it. Show less

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Locking Up Our Own

Locking Up Our Own

by Forman, Jr., James

eBook - 2017

Washington, DC, public defender-turned- Yale University clinical law professor Forman traces the growth of the carceral state that now holds behind bars a...Show more Washington, DC, public defender-turned- Yale University clinical law professor Forman traces the growth of the carceral state that now holds behind bars about one in every four adult black males. Taking a different turn from much of the literature on the topic, the author focuses on black-on-black attitudes and actions as he recollects his Washington experience. Forman's series of brief essays deserve reading by policy-makers and practitioners in the criminal justice system, as well as by general readers. His attention to the range of black responses to crime and punishment adds to our understanding of the prison system, while not discounting the enduring role of discrimination. -LibraryJournal Show less

Washington, DC, public defender-turned- Yale University clinical law professor Forman traces the growth of the carceral state that now holds behind bars a...Show more Washington, DC, public defender-turned- Yale University clinical law professor Forman traces the growth of the carceral state that now holds behind bars about one in every four adult black males. Taking a different turn from much of the literature on the topic, the author focuses on black-on-black attitudes and actions as he recollects his Washington experience. Forman's series of brief essays deserve reading by policy-makers and practitioners in the criminal justice system, as well as by general readers. His attention to the range of black responses to crime and punishment adds to our understanding of the prison system, while not discounting the enduring role of discrimination. -LibraryJournal Show less

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Inside This Place, Not of It

Inside This Place, Not of It

Narratives From Women's Prisons

by Waldman, Ayelet

eBook - 2014

People in U.S. prisons are routinely subjected to physical, sexual, and mental abuse. While this has been documented in male prisons, women in prison oft...Show more People in U.S. prisons are routinely subjected to physical, sexual, and mental abuse. While this has been documented in male prisons, women in prison often suffer in relative anonymity. Women Inside address this critical social justice issue, empowering incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women to share the stories that have previously been silenced. Show less

People in U.S. prisons are routinely subjected to physical, sexual, and mental abuse. While this has been documented in male prisons, women in prison oft...Show more People in U.S. prisons are routinely subjected to physical, sexual, and mental abuse. While this has been documented in male prisons, women in prison often suffer in relative anonymity. Women Inside address this critical social justice issue, empowering incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women to share the stories that have previously been silenced. Show less

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Policing the Black Man

Policing the Black Man

by Davis, Angela J.

Downloadable Audiobook - 2017

A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays b...Show more A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation's most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through sentencing. Show less

A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays b...Show more A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation's most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through sentencing. Show less

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Understanding Mass Incarceration

Understanding Mass Incarceration

A People's Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time

by Kilgore, James

eBook - 2015

Understanding Mass Incarceration offers the first comprehensive overview of the incarceration apparatus put in place by the world's largest jailer: the Un...Show more Understanding Mass Incarceration offers the first comprehensive overview of the incarceration apparatus put in place by the world's largest jailer: the United States. Drawing on a growing body of academic and professional work, Understanding Mass Incarceration describes in plain English the many competing theories of criminal justice—from rehabilitation to retribution, from restorative justice to justice reinvestment. Both field guide and primer, Understanding Mass Incarceration will be an essential resource for those engaged in criminal justice activism as well as those new to the subject. Show less

Understanding Mass Incarceration offers the first comprehensive overview of the incarceration apparatus put in place by the world's largest jailer: the Un...Show more Understanding Mass Incarceration offers the first comprehensive overview of the incarceration apparatus put in place by the world's largest jailer: the United States. Drawing on a growing body of academic and professional work, Understanding Mass Incarceration describes in plain English the many competing theories of criminal justice—from rehabilitation to retribution, from restorative justice to justice reinvestment. Both field guide and primer, Understanding Mass Incarceration will be an essential resource for those engaged in criminal justice activism as well as those new to the subject. Show less

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Nobody

Nobody

Casualties of America's War on the Vulnerable, From Ferguson to Flint and Beyond

by Hill, Marc Lamont

Book - 2016

"A thought-provoking and important analysis of oppression, recommended for those seeking clarity on current events. "—Library Journal LJ Reviews 2016 July #1 "A thought-provoking and important analysis of oppression, recommended for those seeking clarity on current events. "—Library Journal LJ Reviews 2016 July #1 Show less

"A thought-provoking and important analysis of oppression, recommended for those seeking clarity on current events. "—Library Journal LJ Reviews 2016 July #1 "A thought-provoking and important analysis of oppression, recommended for those seeking clarity on current events. "—Library Journal LJ Reviews 2016 July #1 Show less

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The New Jim Crow

The New Jim Crow

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Alexander, Michelle

Book - 2012

Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped insp...Show more Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped inspire the creation of the Marshall Project and the new $100 million Art for Justice Fund; it has been the winner of numerous prizes, including the prestigious NAACP Image Award; and it has spent nearly 250 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Most important of all, it has spawned a whole generation of criminal justice reform activists and organizations motivated by Michelle Alexander's unforgettable argument that "we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it." Show less

Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped insp...Show more Since it was first published in 2010, it has been cited in judicial decisions and has been adopted in campus-wide and community-wide reads; it helped inspire the creation of the Marshall Project and the new $100 million Art for Justice Fund; it has been the winner of numerous prizes, including the prestigious NAACP Image Award; and it has spent nearly 250 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Most important of all, it has spawned a whole generation of criminal justice reform activists and organizations motivated by Michelle Alexander's unforgettable argument that "we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it." Show less

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Race to Incarcerate

Race to Incarcerate

by Mauer, Marc

Book - 2001

Race to Incarcerate tells the chilling story of the unprecedented explosion in the prison population during the last twenty-five years of the 20th century...Show more Race to Incarcerate tells the chilling story of the unprecedented explosion in the prison population during the last twenty-five years of the 20th century. In "an important book [that] lays out convincing arguments" (The San Diego Union-Tribune), Marc Mauer, assistant director of The Sentencing Project, analyzes the main trends of America's war on drugs , showing how those policies have emphasized rigid control through police and prisons over drug treatment and economic development, resulting in a five-fold increase in the use of incarceration since 1973. Written in conjunction with the leading national organization monitoring American criminal-justice policies, Race to Incarcerate is an "informative and often disturbing glimpse of the US prison system and those it affects" (Black Issues Book Review). Show less

Race to Incarcerate tells the chilling story of the unprecedented explosion in the prison population during the last twenty-five years of the 20th century...Show more Race to Incarcerate tells the chilling story of the unprecedented explosion in the prison population during the last twenty-five years of the 20th century. In "an important book [that] lays out convincing arguments" (The San Diego Union-Tribune), Marc Mauer, assistant director of The Sentencing Project, analyzes the main trends of America's war on drugs , showing how those policies have emphasized rigid control through police and prisons over drug treatment and economic development, resulting in a five-fold increase in the use of incarceration since 1973. Written in conjunction with the leading national organization monitoring American criminal-justice policies, Race to Incarcerate is an "informative and often disturbing glimpse of the US prison system and those it affects" (Black Issues Book Review). Show less

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The Black and the Blue

The Black and the Blue

A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement

by Horace, Matthew

Audiobook CD - 2018

CNN law enforcement contributor Matthew Horace offers an unforgettable account of the racism, crimes, and colorlines that permeate America's law enforceme...Show more CNN law enforcement contributor Matthew Horace offers an unforgettable account of the racism, crimes, and colorlines that permeate America's law enforcement, and lays out a means for change. Horace dissects some of the nation's most highly publicized police shootings and communities highlighted in the Black Lives Matter movement and beyond to explain how these systems and tactics have had detrimental outcomes to the people they serve. Show less

CNN law enforcement contributor Matthew Horace offers an unforgettable account of the racism, crimes, and colorlines that permeate America's law enforceme...Show more CNN law enforcement contributor Matthew Horace offers an unforgettable account of the racism, crimes, and colorlines that permeate America's law enforcement, and lays out a means for change. Horace dissects some of the nation's most highly publicized police shootings and communities highlighted in the Black Lives Matter movement and beyond to explain how these systems and tactics have had detrimental outcomes to the people they serve. Show less

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When Police Kill

When Police Kill

by Zimring, Franklin E.

Book - 2017

When Police Kill is a comprehensive analysis of police use of lethal force in the United States. The first seven chapters of this volume provide a summary...Show more When Police Kill is a comprehensive analysis of police use of lethal force in the United States. The first seven chapters of this volume provide a summary and analysis of the known facts about killings by police. Who dies from police gunfire? What circumstances provoke police to shoot? Why is the death rate from shootings by police so high? Why are civilian deaths from police attacks so much higher in the United States than in other developed nations? Why are police also so much more at risk of death by assault than police in other nations? The final five chapters of the book provide an account of how federal, state and local governments can reduce killings by police without risking the lives of police officers. -- Provided by publisher. Show less

When Police Kill is a comprehensive analysis of police use of lethal force in the United States. The first seven chapters of this volume provide a summary...Show more When Police Kill is a comprehensive analysis of police use of lethal force in the United States. The first seven chapters of this volume provide a summary and analysis of the known facts about killings by police. Who dies from police gunfire? What circumstances provoke police to shoot? Why is the death rate from shootings by police so high? Why are civilian deaths from police attacks so much higher in the United States than in other developed nations? Why are police also so much more at risk of death by assault than police in other nations? The final five chapters of the book provide an account of how federal, state and local governments can reduce killings by police without risking the lives of police officers. -- Provided by publisher. Show less

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The End of Policing

The End of Policing

by Vitale, Alex S.

Book - 2017

"Drawing on first-hand research from across the globe, Alex Vitale details how the implementation of alternatives to policing, like drug legalization...Show more "Drawing on first-hand research from across the globe, Alex Vitale details how the implementation of alternatives to policing, like drug legalization, regulation, and harm reduction instead of the policing of drugs, has led to reductions in crime, spending, and injustice." Show less

"Drawing on first-hand research from across the globe, Alex Vitale details how the implementation of alternatives to policing, like drug legalization...Show more "Drawing on first-hand research from across the globe, Alex Vitale details how the implementation of alternatives to policing, like drug legalization, regulation, and harm reduction instead of the policing of drugs, has led to reductions in crime, spending, and injustice." Show less

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Unwarranted

Unwarranted

Policing Without Permission

by Friedman, Barry

Book - 2017

"As the debate about out-of-control policing heats up, an authority on constitutional law offers a provocative account of how our rights have been eroded"-- Provided by publisher. "As the debate about out-of-control policing heats up, an authority on constitutional law offers a provocative account of how our rights have been eroded"-- Provided by publisher. Show less

"As the debate about out-of-control policing heats up, an authority on constitutional law offers a provocative account of how our rights have been eroded"-- Provided by publisher. "As the debate about out-of-control policing heats up, an authority on constitutional law offers a provocative account of how our rights have been eroded"-- Provided by publisher. Show less

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Fight the Power

Fight the Power

African Americans and the Long History of Police Brutality in New York City

by Taylor, Clarence

Book - 2019

Fight the Power examines the explosive history of police brutality in New York City and the black community's long struggle to resist it. Taylor challeng...Show more Fight the Power examines the explosive history of police brutality in New York City and the black community's long struggle to resist it. Taylor challenges the belief that police reform is born out of improved relations between communities and the authorities arguing that the only real solution is radically reducing the police domination of New York's black citizens. Show less

Fight the Power examines the explosive history of police brutality in New York City and the black community's long struggle to resist it. Taylor challeng...Show more Fight the Power examines the explosive history of police brutality in New York City and the black community's long struggle to resist it. Taylor challenges the belief that police reform is born out of improved relations between communities and the authorities arguing that the only real solution is radically reducing the police domination of New York's black citizens. Show less

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Policing the Planet

Policing the Planet

Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter

Book - 2016

"A probing collection of essays and interviews addressing police brutality and racial injustice. With contributions from #BlackLivesMatter cofounder...Show more "A probing collection of essays and interviews addressing police brutality and racial injustice. With contributions from #BlackLivesMatter cofounder Patrisse Cullors, Ferguson activist and St. Louis University law professor Justin Hansford, poet Martín Espada, scholars Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Robin D.G. Kelley, Naomi Murakawa, Vijay Prashad, and many more"-- Provided by publisher. Show less

"A probing collection of essays and interviews addressing police brutality and racial injustice. With contributions from #BlackLivesMatter cofounder...Show more "A probing collection of essays and interviews addressing police brutality and racial injustice. With contributions from #BlackLivesMatter cofounder Patrisse Cullors, Ferguson activist and St. Louis University law professor Justin Hansford, poet Martín Espada, scholars Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Robin D.G. Kelley, Naomi Murakawa, Vijay Prashad, and many more"-- Provided by publisher. Show less

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Charleston Syllabus

Charleston Syllabus

Readings on Race, Racism, and Racial Violence

Book - 2016

"A collection of new essays and columns published in the wake of the 2015 Charleston, SC, massacre, along with excerpts from key scholarly books. It ...Show more "A collection of new essays and columns published in the wake of the 2015 Charleston, SC, massacre, along with excerpts from key scholarly books. It draws from a variety of disciplines--history, sociology, urban studies, law, critical race theory--and includes discussion questions and a selected and annotated bibliography for further reading" Show less

"A collection of new essays and columns published in the wake of the 2015 Charleston, SC, massacre, along with excerpts from key scholarly books. It ...Show more "A collection of new essays and columns published in the wake of the 2015 Charleston, SC, massacre, along with excerpts from key scholarly books. It draws from a variety of disciplines--history, sociology, urban studies, law, critical race theory--and includes discussion questions and a selected and annotated bibliography for further reading" Show less

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