Full Description
This collection of reports and essays (the first collaboration between Truthout and Haymarket Books) explores police violence against black, brown, indigenous and other marginalised communities, miscarriages of justice and failures of token accountability and reform measures. It also makes a compelling and provocative argument against calling the police. Contributions cover a broad range of issues including the killing by police of black men and women, police violence against Latino and indigenous communities, their treatment of pregnant people and more.
Contents
Introduction by [the editors / Truthout people] (less than 1,000 words)
Foreword by Alicia Garza [new - TBC] (circa 2,000 words)
How police don't keep us safe:
1. Killing the Future: The Theft of Black Life (4,126 words)
by Nicholas Powers, April 29, 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30489-killing-the-future-the-theft-of-black-life
2. Ring of Snitches: How Detroit Police Slapped False Murder Convictions on Young Black Men (3,302 words)
by Aaron Miguel Cantú, March 31, 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29950-ring-of-snitches-how-detroit-police-slapped-false-murder-convictions-on-young-black-men
3. "Not Counting Mexicans or Indians": The Many Tentacles of State Violence Against Black-Brown-Indigenous Communities (3,556 words)
by Roberto Rodriguez, February 4, 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/28921-not-counting-mexicans-or-indians-the-many-tentacles-of-state-violence-against-black-brown-indigenous-communities
4. On law enforcement and mental illness (2,000-3500 words)
by Thandi Chimurenga [new]
5. Your Pregnancy May Subject You to Even More Law Enforcement Violence (4,250 words)
by Victoria Law, April 23, 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30363-your-pregnancy-may-subject-you-to-even-more-law-enforcement-violence
6. On the impact of racist police violence on parenting (2,000-3,500 words)
by Eisa Nefertari Ulen [new]
II. Context and history:
7. Beyond Homan Square: US History Is Steeped in Torture (3,270 words)
by Adam Hudson, March 26, 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29863-beyond-homan-square-us-history-is-steeped-in-torture
8. Killing Africa (3,457 words)
by William C. Anderson, April 17, 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30170-killing-africa
III. Failed accountability:
9. Evaluating Police Psychology: Who Passes the Test? (4,842 words)
by Candice Bernd, February 20, 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29191-evaluating-police-psychology-who-passes-the-test
10. How the "Gold Standard" of Police Accountability Fails Civilians by Design (5,893 words plus)
by Sarah Macaraeg, April 19, 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/30285-how-the-gold-standard-of-police-accountability-fails-civilians-by-design
(with additional content drawn from other stories in Sarah's series)
