Power over Policing
Getting Judges on the Side of Abolition
Success in transforming the criminal justice system will depend on convincing judges to shift how they relate to—and rely upon—police in their criminal courtrooms.
The Problem Isn’t Just Police—It’s Politics
Sociologist Alex Vitale explains how the U.S. policing crisis begins with politics—the decision to embrace neoliberal austerity and to turn the social problems it creates over to police.
How Police Abuse the Charge of Resisting Arrest
The moment Floyd’s resistance would become lawful is precisely the moment it is too late.
Policing the World
The link between modern policing and the U.S. national security state means they will have to be democratized together.
Hold Prosecutors Accountable, Too
In order to achieve lasting change, we must remedy systemic problems across the criminal justice system—not just among police.
In the Fight for Policing Reform, LGBT Is a Threadbare Alliance
White gay men and trans women of color often have little in common.
Why Has COVID-19 Not Led to More Humanitarian Releases?
Jalil Muntaqim, a Black Panther imprisoned since 1971, is one of thousands of elderly prisoners the United States has refused to free during the pandemic.
The Struggle to Abolish the Police Is Not New
Prison and police abolition were key to the thinking of many midcentury civil rights activists.
Power over Policing
Reform efforts will fail. Only a power shift to communities can improve public safety.
The Fire This Time
These protests are too widespread to go away. There will be no peace without justice on multiple fronts.
What Does Police Abolition Mean?
Abolition is not about transforming the police; it is about transforming the nation.
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