Thread by @Hallo_Mea, A thread of links to articles I've saved over the past several [...]

A thread of links to articles I've saved over the past several years on alternatives to policing, in case anyone is interested. Feel free to add on.

What Does It Mean To Be Anti-Police? Alex S. Vitale https://www.thenation.com/article/what-does-it-mean-be-anti-police/

What Does It Mean to Be Anti-Police?

Apparently, to criticize the police is to be anti-police. But if I call and point out that the swings in the playground are broken, am I anti-parks?

https://www.thenation.com/article/what-does-it-mean-be-anti-police/

The Police Were Created To Control Working Class And Poor People. Sam Mitrani http://www.lawcha.org/2014/12/29/stop-kidding-police-created-control-working-class-poor-people/

Stop Kidding Yourself: The Police Were Created to Control Working Class and Poor People

In most of the liberal discussions of the recent police killings of unarmed black men …

http://www.lawcha.org/2014/12/29/stop-kidding-police-created-control-working-class-poor-people/

We Don't Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops. Alex S. Vitale https://www.thenation.com/article/we-dont-just-need-nicer-cops-we-need-fewer-cops/

We Don’t Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops.

Most police reforms tinker at the edges of a nasty problem.

https://www.thenation.com/article/we-dont-just-need-nicer-cops-we-need-fewer-cops/

The Shanti Sena “Peace Center” and the Non-Policing of an Anarchist Temporary Autonomous Zone: Rainbow Family Peacekeeping Strategies. Michael Niman
https://works.bepress.com/niman/7/

Policing is a Dirty Job, But Nobody’s Gotta Do It: 6 Ideas for a Cop-Free World. JOSÉ MARTÍN https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/policing-is-a-dirty-job-but-nobodys-gotta-do-it-6-ideas-for-a-cop-free-world-199465/amp/

Policing is a Dirty Job, But Nobody's Gotta Do It: 6 Ideas for a Cop-Free World

As public outrage at police brutality grows, we take a look at a few of the practicable, real-world alternatives to the modern police system.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/policing-is-a-dirty-job-but-nobodys-gotta-do-it-6-ideas-for-a-cop-free-world-199465/amp/

Policing Slaves Since The 1600’s: White supremacy, slavery, and modern us police departments. Auandaru Nirhani https://therebelpress.com/articles/show?id=2

Policing Slaves Since The 1600’s: White supremacy, slavery, and modern us police departments | The...

As an instrument of oppression and control, modern police departments are deeply rooted in some of the most racist and repressive colonial institutions of the United States. Since the establishment...

https://therebelpress.com/articles/show?id=2

Broken Windows is On Hiatus: Community Interventions We Can Enact Now for Real Justice. Hannah Hodson https://www.autostraddle.com/broken-windows-is-on-hiatus-community-interventions-we-can-enact-now-for-real-justice-271625/

Broken Windows is On Hiatus: Community Interventions We Can Enact Now for Real Justice

In addition to fighting for reforms within the prison system, we can keep people out of prison in the first place.

https://www.autostraddle.com/broken-windows-is-on-hiatus-community-interventions-we-can-enact-now-for-real-justice-271625/

Not Calling The Police. Prison Culture

https://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/2012/03/08/not-calling-the-police/

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