{"product_id":"the-end-of-policing","title":"The End of Policing","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow the police endanger us and why we need to find an alternative  Recent years have seen an explosion of protest against police brutality and repressionmost dramatically in Ferguson  Missouri  where longheld grievances erupted in violent demonstrations following the police killing of Michael Brown. Among activists  journalists  and politicians  the conversation about how to respond and improve policing has focused on accountability  diversity  training  and community relations. Unfortunately  these reforms will not produce results  either alone or in combination. The core of the problem must be addressed: the nature of modern policing itself. Broken windows practices  the militarization of law enforcement  and the dramatic expansion of the polices role over the last forty years have created a mandate for officers that must be rolled back.  This book attempts to spark public discussion by revealing the tainted origins of modern policing as a tool of social control. It shows how the expansion of police authority is inconsistent with community empowerment  social justiceeven public safety. Drawing on groundbreaking research from across the world  and covering virtually every area in the increasingly broad range of police work  Alex Vitale demonstrates how law enforcement has come to exacerbate the very problems it is supposed to solve.  In contrast  there are places where the robust implementation of policing alternativessuch as legalization  restorative justice  and harm reductionhas led to reductions in crime  spending  and injustice. The best solution to bad policing may be an end to policing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945364746293,"sku":"ByrdShop_1784782890","price":91.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781784782894.jpg?v=1769885534","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-end-of-policing","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}