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Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?

Police Violence and Resistance in the United States
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Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? is a compelling collection of essays exploring the relationship between law enforcement agencies and diverse communities in the United States. It scrutinises systemic issues, highlighting how policing practices often serve to marginalise rather than protect certain groups, particularly communities of colour. Through various perspectives, the book aims to foster a deeper understanding of the need for transformative justice and reform.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in exploring the complex dynamics between policing, social justice, and the communities they impact. It provides critical insights into issues of accountability and reform, with contributions from a range of voices dedicated to creating meaningful change. If you're passionate about understanding the challenges and systems within law enforcement, this engaging and thought-provoking read could be for you.

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Explores the reality of US police violence against Black, Brown and Indigenous communities.

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This collection of reports and essays, the first collaboration between Truthout and Haymarket Books, explores police violence against black, brown, indigenous, and other marginalised communities. It delves into miscarriages of justice and the failures of token accountability and reform measures.

Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? makes a compelling and provocative argument against calling the police. The contributions cover a broad range of issues, including the killing by police of black men and women, police violence against Latino and indigenous communities, their treatment of pregnant people, and more.

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Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? is a compelling collection of essays by activists and thinkers like Alicia Garza, examining the role and impact of police in American society, particularly for communities of colour. Reviews praise its urgent and insightful discourse on police violence and state racism, offering both a historical perspective and transformative solutions. According to reviewers, the book challenges readers to question traditional notions of safety and justice, advocating for societal transformation beyond superficial reforms.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781608466122

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 June 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Haymarket Books

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Alicia Garza
  • Edited by Maya Schenwar
  • Edited by Joe Macare

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 298g

Pages: 210

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Maya Schenwar is Truthout's editor-in-chief and the author of Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better. Her work has appeared in Truthout, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Salon, Mother Jones, Ms. Magazine and elsewhere.

Joe Macare is Truthout's publisher. He has written multiple articles published at Truthout and elsewhere.

Alana Yu-lan Price is Truthout's content relations editor. She has written multiple articles in Tikkun Magazine, the Chicago Defender and Madison Times.

Alicia Garza is special projects director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance and a cofounder of Black Lives Matter.

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