The Resource Becoming abolitionists : police, protests, and the pursuit of freedom, by Derecka Purnell
Becoming abolitionists : police, protests, and the pursuit of freedom, by Derecka Purnell
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The item Becoming abolitionists : police, protests, and the pursuit of freedom, by Derecka Purnell represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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- Summary
- "Purnell details how multi-racial social movements rooted in rebellion, risk-taking, and revolutionary love pushed her and a generation of activists toward abolition. The book travels across geography and time, and offers lessons that activists have learned from Ferguson to South Africa, from Reconstruction to contemporary protests against police shootings. Here, Purnell argues that police can not be reformed and invites readers to envision new systems that work to address the root causes of violence. Becoming Abolitionists shows that abolition is not solely about getting rid of police, but a commitment to create and support different answers to the problem of harm in society, and, most excitingly, an opportunity to reduce and eliminate harm in the first place"--
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Becoming abolitionists : police, protests, and the pursuit of freedom
- Title
- Becoming abolitionists
- Title remainder
- police, protests, and the pursuit of freedom
- Statement of responsibility
- by Derecka Purnell
- Subject
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- trueUnited States -- Race relations
- trueSocial justice
- Social justice -- United States
- trueSocial movements
- trueAntiracism
- trueBlack lives matter movement
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States
- Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States
- trueJustice and politics
- truePeace movements
- Police administration -- United States
- truePolice brutality
- Police brutality -- United States
- truePublic safety
- Racism -- United States
- trueRacism in law enforcement
- trueSocial advocacy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Purnell details how multi-racial social movements rooted in rebellion, risk-taking, and revolutionary love pushed her and a generation of activists toward abolition. The book travels across geography and time, and offers lessons that activists have learned from Ferguson to South Africa, from Reconstruction to contemporary protests against police shootings. Here, Purnell argues that police can not be reformed and invites readers to envision new systems that work to address the root causes of violence. Becoming Abolitionists shows that abolition is not solely about getting rid of police, but a commitment to create and support different answers to the problem of harm in society, and, most excitingly, an opportunity to reduce and eliminate harm in the first place"--
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- Purnell, Derecka
- Dewey number
- 363.20973
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- HV8141
- LC item number
- .P79 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Police administration
- Police brutality
- Discrimination in law enforcement
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration
- Black lives matter movement
- Racism
- United States
- Social justice
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- police, protests, and the pursuit of freedom
- Label
- Becoming abolitionists : police, protests, and the pursuit of freedom, by Derecka Purnell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
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- Control code
- on1269630956
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 311 pages
- Isbn
- 9781662600517
- Lccn
- 2021909564
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1269630956
- Label
- Becoming abolitionists : police, protests, and the pursuit of freedom, by Derecka Purnell
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1269630956
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 311 pages
- Isbn
- 9781662600517
- Lccn
- 2021909564
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1269630956
Subject
- trueUnited States -- Race relations
- trueSocial justice
- Social justice -- United States
- trueSocial movements
- trueAntiracism
- trueBlack lives matter movement
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States
- Discrimination in law enforcement -- United States
- trueJustice and politics
- truePeace movements
- Police administration -- United States
- truePolice brutality
- Police brutality -- United States
- truePublic safety
- Racism -- United States
- trueRacism in law enforcement
- trueSocial advocacy
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