A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete

If police are the problem, what’s the solution? Tens of millions of people protested for Black Lives Matter, introducing a new idea of public safety and justice. A World Without Police transcribes these ideas into a compelling manifesto for police abolition. Argumentatively charged, the book offers concrete strategies for confronting police power and building community alternatives. It surveys post-protest landscapes in Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Oakland, as well as Latin America, detailing institutions like neighborhood response networks, community-based restorative justice, democratically organized self-defense, and well-resourced social services.

This book argues that abolition is attainable. Communities worldwide are beginning to glimpse lasting justice that keeps us safe.

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