Alex Vitale Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Author of The End of Policing. Prof. of Sociology at Brooklyn College & CUNY-GC and Coordinator of @PolicingJ.
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Angela Y. DavisAlex Vitale@WhollyHanna @blackopsposter @AoDespair That, is an excellent question. Check out this and Angela Davis's Are Prisons Obsolete. https://t.co/h0e4qjyuCX
Paperback, 2003
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The End of Policing
Alex S. VitaleAlex Vitale"Cutting off the flow of political contributions from police unions to politicians is a key element in the movement to reform policing, according to Alex Vitale, author of “The End of Policing.”" https://t.co/HQkWO61u8B
Paperback, 2021
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Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi CoatesAlex Vitale@AmaraEnyia I think it was Ta Nehisi Coates in Between the World and Me, who really contributed to this, building on the discourse of biopolitics. I never liked it either.
Hardcover, 2015
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Copaganda: Why the Constitution Doesn't Apply to You
I. C. ThruitAlex VitaleThis is what #copaganda looks like. These studies do not show what he claims and the costs of policing, which is 100% ignored by these studies far outweighs even the most generous reading of the benefits. https://t.co/WMFLlZxYji
Paperback, 2011
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A Peculiar Indifference: The Neglected Toll of Violence on Black America
Elliott CurrieAlex Vitale@JohnArnoldFndtn @ScottHech Have you seen Elliott Currie's book A Peculiar Indifference? An excellent antidote to Abt and Kennedy.
Paperback, 2022
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Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice That Restores
Dominique DuBois GilliardAlex Vitale@BenDanielParman @gaythoven An excellent abolitionist book from a theological perspective is Dominique DuBois Gilliard's Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice That Restores
Paperback, 2018
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Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America's Prison Nation
Beth E. RichieAlex Vitale@NaalMusic Classics all. Let me add: Becoming Abolitionists- Derecka Purnell Arrested Justice- Beth Richie How We Get Free- K-Y Taylor Abolition. Feminism, Now- Davis et al Invisible No More- Andrea Ritchie Beyond Survival- E Dixon & LK Piepzna-Samarsinha
Paperback, 2012
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A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete
Geo MaherAlex Vitale@DomTechnostate @SlipperyFrog89 Actually, Geo Maher's "A World without Police" is a better source for #5.
Paperback, 2022
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The Overstory
Richard PowersAlex VitaleHas anyone read The Overstory by Richard Powers? I thought it was amazing. Any similar recommendations? Anyone read his more recent book Bewilderment?
Paperback, 2019
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Neighborhood Hope Dealerz: A Guide To Empower Communities From Within
Mack GrahamAlex VitaleGreat time last night listening to @MackGrahamNYC & @Luis_22__ discuss Graham's book Neighborhood Hope Dealer, a resource for community empowerment and a police free future. https://t.co/uCgiYOe8EN
Hardcover, 2023
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