Policing the Planet

Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter

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Pub Date 24 May 2016 | Archive Date 24 May 2016

Description

How policing became the major political issue of our time

Combining firsthand accounts from activists with the research of scholars and reflections from artists, Policing the Planet traces the global spread of the broken-windows policing strategy, first established in New York City under Police Commissioner William Bratton. It’s a doctrine that has vastly broadened police power the world over—to deadly effect.

With contributions from #BlackLivesMatter cofounder Patrisse Cullors, Ferguson activist and Law Professor Justin Hansford, Director of New York–based Communities United for Police Reform Joo-Hyun Kang, poet Martín Espada, and journalist Anjali Kamat, as well as articles from leading scholars Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Robin D. G. Kelley, Naomi Murakawa, Vijay Prashad, and more, Policing the Planet describes ongoing struggles from New York to Baltimore to Los Angeles, London, San Juan, San Salvador, and beyond.
How policing became the major political issue of our time

Combining firsthand accounts from activists with the research of scholars and reflections from artists, Policing the Planet traces the global...

Advance Praise

“This book is the best analytical and political response we have to the historic rebellions in Ferguson! Don’t miss it.”
—Cornel West, author of Black Prophetic Fire

“We owe Jordan Camp and Christina Heatherton a great expression of gratitude for this brilliant and provocative collection of voices that compels us to see the Black Lives Matter Movement in the larger context of twenty-first-century racial capitalism and the growing carceral state.”
—Barbara Ransby, author of Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement

“When this series of essays addressing contemporary activism’s biggest movement hits stands in May, we’ll be ready. A variety of contributors, including anti-police brutality and militarization activists from around the country and world, promise to make Policing the Planet a definitive work for anybody confused about exactly what structural law enforcement powers lead to our current racial justice climate.”
Colorlines

“This broad collection of sharp commentary from activists, academics, and artists situates recent struggles right where they belong—in opposition to an increasingly global regime of police abuse.”
Flavorwire

“This book is the best analytical and political response we have to the historic rebellions in Ferguson! Don’t miss it.”
—Cornel West, author of Black Prophetic Fire

“We owe Jordan Camp and Christina...


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