{"product_id":"who-do-you-serve-who-do-you-protect-police-violence-and-resistance-in-the-united-states-paperback","title":"Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlicia Garza\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eMaya Schenwar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJoe Macaré\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the reality of policing in the United States? Do the police keep anyone safe and secure other than the very wealthy? How do recent police killings of young black people in the United States fit into the historical and global context of anti-blackness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of reports and essays (the first collaboration between \u003ci\u003eTruthout \u003c\/i\u003eand Haymarket Books) explores police violence against black, brown, indigenous and other marginalized communities, miscarriages of justice, and failures of token accountability and reform measures. It also makes a compelling and provocative argument against calling the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions cover a broad range of issues including the killing by police of black men and women, police violence against Latino and indigenous communities, law enforcement's treatment of pregnant people and those with mental illness, and the impact of racist police violence on parenting, as well as specific stories such as a Detroit police conspiracy to slap murder convictions on young black men using police informant and the failure of Chicago's much-touted Independent Police Review Authority, the body supposedly responsible for investigating police misconduct. The title\u003ci\u003e Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis no mere provocation: the book also explores alternatives for keeping communities safe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors include William C. Anderson, Candice Bernd, Aaron Cantú, Thandi Chimurenga, Ejeris Dixon, Adam Hudson, Victoria Law, Mike Ludwig, Sarah Macaraeg, and Roberto Rodriguez.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaya Schenwar\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003eTruthout\u003c\/i\u003e's editor-in-chief and the author of \u003ci\u003eLocked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTruthout, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Salon, Mother Jones, Ms. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Macaré\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003eTruthout\u003c\/i\u003e's publisher. He has written multiple articles published at \u003ci\u003eTruthout\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlana Yu-lan Price\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003ci\u003eTruthout\u003c\/i\u003e's content relations editor. She has written multiple articles in \u003ci\u003eTikkun Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Defender\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMadison Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlicia Garza \u003c\/b\u003eis special projects director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance and a cofounder of Black Lives Matter.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53521196384563,"sku":"9781608466122","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GGcW_8DgWm9781608466122.webp?v=1782815631","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/who-do-you-serve-who-do-you-protect-police-violence-and-resistance-in-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}