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Policing the Black Man
Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment | Angela J. Davis
A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the BlackLivesMatter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features twelve essays by some of the nations most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. Contributing authors include Bryan Stevenson (Director of the Equal Justice Institute, NYU Law Professor, and author of the New York Times bestseller Just Mercy); Sherrilyn Ifill (President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund); and Jeremy Travis (President of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice). 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. Essays range from an explication of the historical roots of racism in the criminal justice system to an examination of modern-day police killings of unarmed black men. The contributors discuss and explain racial profiling, the power and discretion of police and prosecutors, the role of implicit bias, the racial impact of police and prosecutorial decisions, the disproportionate imprisonment of black men, the collateral consequences of mass incarceration, and the Supreme Courts failure to provide meaningful remedies for the injustices in the criminal justice system. Policing the Black Man is an enlightening must-read for anyone interested in the critical issues of race and justice in America.
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Have to read the intro and chapter 1 for class this week.

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The essays in this book (by great writers like Bryan Stevenson and Sherrilyn Ifill) are an excellent introduction to the problems in US policing. Super grounded in sociological, psychological, and historical research, but not an overwhelming data dump. Every piece is engaging, clear, strong, and persuasive.

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Reading Towards Abolition: A Reading List on Policing, Rebellion, and the Criminalization of Blackness https://www.radicalhistoryreview.org/abusablepast/reading-towards-abolition-a-re...

#blackouttuesday #blacklivesmatter

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Christine
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Resistance library haul. 📚✊️❤️

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Christine @ferskner Yes - love it so much (and have gifted it to family members). 7y
ferskner Me too! I'm sure everyone is tired of me talking about it and gifting it, but it's just so good! 7y
Christine @ferskner Haha, love it!! Even though it's so sad that we need to keep talking about it and gifting it now more than ever, I'm grateful for it as a very accessible way to share such important facts and ideas. 7y
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Today's #bookmail, proof copy

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An important #galley arrived today.

Misanthropester This collection was brilliant & I think a superb starter/intro to understanding social justice 7y
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