No More Police

A Case for Abolition

By: Mariame Kaba, Andrea J. Ritchie, Kandace Montgomery - foreword, Miski Noor - foreword

Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts

A persuasive primer on police abolition from two veteran organizers

In this powerful call to action, New York Times bestselling author Mariame Kaba and attorney and organizer Andrea J. Ritchie detail why policing doesn't stop violence, instead perpetuating widespread harm; outline the many failures of contemporary police reforms; and explore demands to defund police, divest from policing, and invest in community resources to create greater safety through a Black feminist lens.

Centering survivors of state, interpersonal, and community-based violence, and highlighting uprisings, campaigns, and community-based projects, No More Police makes a compelling case for a world where the tools required to prevent, interrupt, and transform violence in all its forms are abundant. Part handbook, part road map, No More Police calls on us to turn away from systems that perpetrate violence in the name of ending it toward a world where violence is the exception, and safe, well-resourced, and thriving communities are the rule.

©2022 Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie; Foreword copyright 2022 by Kandace Montgomery and Miski Noor (P)2022 Tantor

Incredible

Brilliant refutation of all the bad faith pro carceral state arguments from the right and left

A Must Read

A well-crafted project that provides both an excellent snapshot of the last ten years of abolition work and the ethical roadmap to ultimately build a better world.
The authors excellently contextualize the broad kaleidoscope of modern movements and efforts within our current carceral system.
Anyone who is interested in learning what Abolitionists are pushing for needs to read this. It is accessible to newcomers and invigorating for current abolitionists.

what I got

walk a mile in a officers shoes on the split second decisions. to understand them.