Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon
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BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON THE SUBJECT OF POLICING AND PRISONS

Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America
by Kristian Williams 

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander 

Are Prisons Obsolete?
by Angela Y. Davis 

Captive Genders: Trans Embodiment and the Prison Industrial Complex
edited by Eric A. Stanley and Nat Smith 

Mark Twain Was Right: The 2001 Cincinnati Riots
graphic novel written and illustrated by Dan Moore


Davis: Unbroken Line Of Police Violence Takes Us Back To Slavery
Angela Davis interview in the December 17, 2014 edition of The Guardian by Stuart Jeffries


Policing is a Dirty Job, But Nobody's Gotta Do It: 6 Ideas for a Cop-Free World
Article in the December 16, 2014 edition of Rolling Stone by
José Martín

Enough Is Enough
Article in the Nov 26, 2014 edition of the New Yorker by Edwidge Danticat


Why It’s Impossible to Indict a Cop
Article in the Nov 24, 2014 edition of the Nation by Chase Madar


Ferguson isn’t about black rage against cops. It’s white rage against progress.
Opinion piece in the August 29, 2014 edition of the Washington Post by Carol Anderson


Why Police Unions Are Lashing Out Against Cop Critics Like Never Before

Article in the Dec 17, 2014 at Talking Points Memo by Dylan Scott


In Demanding Apologies, Police Unions Show White Supremacy
Article in the Dec 17, 2014 edition of Popular Resistance by Shaun King

In The Struggle Against Police Violence, The Youth Shall Lead
Article in the Dec 17, 2014 edition of Popular Resistance by
Mychal Denzel Smith

The Fierce Urgency of Now
Article in the Dec 14, 2014 edition of The Root by  Kirsten West Savali

Why Grand Juries Don’t Indict Cops When They Kill
Published on Dec 18, 2014 on Buzzfeed by bmelchior


Police Watchdog Says Widespread "Belief" Cops Target Hip-Hop Shows, Black Patrons "Should Greatly Concern City Officials"

Article in the Dec 14, 2014 edition of Portland Mercury Blogtown by Denis C. Theriault


How Police Unions and Arbitrators Keep Abusive Cops on the Street
Article in the December 2, 2014 issue of The Atlantic by
Conor Friedersdorf


A Brief History of Slavery and the Origins of American Policing
An Article posted on January 7, 2014 at Eastern Kentucky University Police Studies Online by Victor E. Kappeler, Ph.D.

The Police Were Created to Control Poor and Working Class People
An Article in the January 7, 2015 issue of Counterpunch by Sam Mitrani


The NYPD’s mini-rebellion, and the true face of American fascism
Article posted on January 3, 2015 at Salon by Andrew O'Hehir


A Primer on Privilege


Presentation posted on February 24, 2015 at Storify @JPearlOut and live-tweeted by @JesseBenn


Coalition of Police Officers Heads to D.C. to Demand the Broken and Brutal Police System Be Fixed
Article posted on February 24, 2015 at Free Thought Project by Jay Syrmopoulos

What You Can Do Right Now About Police Brutality
Article posted on April 10, 2015 at Ravishly by
Ijeoma Oluo

Six Ways white people can help end the War on Black People
Article posted on July 7, 2016 at Showing Up for Racial Justice by Dara Silverman



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