{"product_id":"no-more-police-a-case-for-abolition-9781620977323","title":"No More Police: A Case for Abolition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn instant national best seller \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA persuasive primer on police abolition from two veteran organizers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the world's most prominent advocates, organizers and political educators of the [abolitionist] framework.\" --NBCNews.com on Mariame Kaba\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this powerful call to action, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentering survivors of state, interpersonal, and community-based violence, and highlighting uprisings, campaigns, and community-based projects, \u003cem\u003eNo More Police\u003c\/em\u003e 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, \u003cem\u003eNo More Police\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMariame Kaba\u003c\/strong\u003e is a leading prison and police abolitionist. She is the founder and director of Project NIA and the co-founder of Interrupting Criminalization. She is the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eWe Do This 'Til We Free Us\u003c\/em\u003e and co-author (with Andrea J. Ritchie) of \u003cem\u003eNo More Police\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press) and lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrea J. Ritchie\u003c\/strong\u003e is a nationally recognized expert on policing and criminalization, and supports organizers across the country working to build safer communities. She is co-founder of Interrupting Criminalization, the author of Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color, and the co-author (with Mariame Kaba) of No More Police (The New Press). She lives in Detroit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607050129682,"sku":"9781620977323","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e2a4804-4755-4af2-a8ad-8b976ad22b57.jpg?v=1732303415","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/no-more-police-a-case-for-abolition-9781620977323","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}