Podcast appearances and mentions of alex vitale

On today's show, we spend the hour looking back at the five years of abolitionist and community organizing since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th, 2020. First, we speak with Mary Moriarty, the Hennepin County Attorney. Hennepin County's most known city is Minneapolis. Then, we're joined by Melina Abdullah, a professor and the chair of pan-African studies at Cal State Los Angeles, as well as the co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots. Alongside Melina Abdullah, we speak with Chauntyll Allen, a longtime front-line community organizer and educator who leads Black Lives Matter Twin Cities, founded Love First Community Engagement, and works as the Director of Criminal Justice and Activism at the Wayfinder Foundation — among many other community leadership roles.  Then, we're joined by ​Alex Vitale, a Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults community-based movements, human and civil rights organizations, and governments internationally. He is also the author of The End of Policing. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post 5 Years Since George Floyd w/ Mary Moriarty, Melina Abdullah, Chauntyll Allen & Alex Vitale appeared first on KPFA.

Anatol Lieven tries to divine a Trump foreign policy out of unreliable rhetoric and early appointments. Alex Vitale tries similar on Trump and criminal justice.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the News, 11/14/24 - guests: Anatol Lieven on Trump's foreign policy • Alex Vitale on Trump and the cops - Doug Henwood

Anatol Lieven tries to divine a Trump foreign policy out of unreliable rhetoric and early appointments • Alex Vitale tries similar on Trump and criminal justice The post Trump prognostications: foreign policy, criminal justice appeared first on KPFA.

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The sight of police officers in military-style gear has become increasingly common across America. This militarized equipment often comes from federal initiatives like the 1033 and 1122 programs.The 1033 program allows the Department of Defense to transfer excess military equipment to local law enforcement agencies for free, minus shipping and maintenance costs. Since its start, over 11,500 agencies have gotten over $7.4 billion in gear. The 1122 program lets police buy new militarized items using their budgets but with federal discounts.Attempts to amend the 1033 program after Ferguson were blocked or overturned. To experts like Alex Vitale, a professor at Brooklyn College, these programs let defense contractors create new revenue streams, not boost public safety.A core issue is the lack of oversight and accountability. The federal government doesn't monitor the 1122 program like other grants. And the 1033 program has placed advanced weapons in the hands of small town and campus police with no clear need.In some cases, the equipment has simply gone missing due to poor record keeping and auditing. The National Police Foundation says most 1033 gear is non-lethal, like protective equipment and clothing. But the militarization trend is worrying to experts.Thomas Nolan, a professor at Emmanuel College, notes that heavy-handed riot gear often inflames tensions at protests instead of keeping the peace. The intimidating gear distracts police from their core duty - protecting communities.While data shows local agencies use and value surplus military equipment, many experts argue these federal programs have fueled the broader militarization of police. They call for more oversight and for departments to carefully examine what gear they request and why they need it. The public good, not revenue for contractors, should drive decisions around policing.Thanks For Listening Everyone! -JasonTo Help Support this podcast use any of the links belowPay Pal DonationVenmo - @jason-Stclair-09262CashApp - $stclair316

Jaws of Justice Radio investigates how we can achieve justice from a system of laws deeply rooted in economic, social and political inequality.  We hope you will listen. On 10-17-23, […] The post ALEX VITALE: THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC SAFETY: POLICE REFORM AND ALTERNATIVES appeared first on KKFI.

City Lights LIVE presents investigative journalist Justine Barron, in conversation with Rabia Chaudry, Alex Vitale, Kim Brown and Sierria Warren, to celebrate the release of "They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up Hardcover," published by Arcade Books. "They Killed Freddie Gray" exposes a conspiracy among Baltimore leaders to cover up what actually happened to Freddie Gray, who was fatally injured in police custody in April 2015. A viral video showed an officer leaning on Gray's back while he cried out in pain. But the autopsy concluded he was fatally injured later that morning while the van was in motion—during a multi-stop “rough ride”—from sudden impact to his head. None of the officers were convicted of any crimes based on this theory. "They Killed Freddie Gray" solves the mystery of Gray's death by uncovering new evidence of how he was killed by police and how his cause of death was covered up. This book includes a detailed map with annotations by the author, photographs, and a foreword by Rabia Chaudry. Justine Barron is an investigative journalist whose work focuses on crime, corruption, and media criticism, with a special emphasis on Baltimore. She is also an acclaimed storyteller and four-time winner of the Moth storytelling competition. In 2017, she co-investigated and co-hosted Undisclosed: The Killing of Freddie Gray. Justine grew up in Maryland and attended Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English. She holds a master's degree in English Literature from Duke University. She now lives in Miami, Florida. Kim Brown has been covering national and international politics for over 10 years and has been a sought-after voice on issues on race and culture. She is the host of the Real News show Stir Crazy. Rabia Chaudry is an attorney, advocate, and author of the New York Times bestselling "Adnan's Story" and the critically acclaimed "Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family". Rabia received her Juris Doctorate from the George Mason School of Law. Alex S. Vitale is a professor of sociology at Brooklyn College. He is also the coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, The Appeal, USA Today, Vice News, and other media outlets. Sierria Warren is a mother, activist, podcaster, and comedian. She witnessed the police van's stop at Mount and Baker streets during Freddie Gray's fatal encounter with Baltimore City police. You can purchase copies of “They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up Hardcover” at https://citylights.com/they-killed-freddie-gray/ This event is made possible with the support of the City Lights Foundation. To learn more visit: https://citylights.com/foundation/

Sociology professor and author Alex Vitale, who is set to speak at the UMKC Cockefair Lecture on Tuesday, is calling for the end of policing as we know it. He contends that instead of directly addressing problems like gun violence and drug addiction with effective policy, the U.S. relies on police to "manage" the results.

Original Air Date: 8/8/2020 Today we take a look at the concept of defunding the police; what it means, what it doesn't and what the goals of the movement are.  Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Race, Police, & The Pandemic - FRONTLINE - Air Date 6-2-20 Jelani Cobb describes how the relationship between black Americans and the police has become a “barometer” for race relations in the country and that explosive tensions are “overwhelmingly” in response to an issue of police use of force. Ch. 2: Panel Discussion on Radical Police Reform - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-10-20 Trevor hosts a panel on movements to radically reimagine policing in the U.S. with Patrisse Cullors, Josie Duffy Rice, Sam Sinyangwe, Mychal Denzel Smith and Alex S. Vitale. Ch. 3: The Racial Justice Uprising in the U.S. is Taking Hold Overseas - The Takeaway - Air Date 6-8-20 Explaining that an overburdened police system that takes on way too much, including much that is outside the realm of their training, is something that no one should want. Ch. 4: The End of Policing with Alex Vitale - The Bastani Factor, Novara Media - Air Date 6-3-20 Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing', Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it. Ch. 5: Defunding the Police Is Only the Beginning - The Mother Jones Podcast - Air Date 6-17-20 Josie Duffy Rice joins Jamilah King for a discussion about the recent police killing of Rayshard Brookes in Atlanta, the deep racist and classist structural issues with policing in America, and why defunding the police is only step one. Ch. 6: Defund Police What It Means & How It Would Really Work - News Beat - Air Date 6-16-20 In the wake of the police slaying of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters have not only flooded the streets, but they're actively pushing reforms that go well beyond traditional solutions. Ch. 7: How to Defund the Police - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 6-11-20 Racism is baked into the U.S. model of policing. More and more people are starting to believe that no amount of "reform" will help; a full tear-down is required. But what does "defunding the police" actually mean? Ch. 8: Is It Time To Defund the Police? - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-11-20 Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the future of policing and community-oriented systems of public safety in the United States. Ch. 9: The Politics of "Defund the Police" - Politics with Amy Walter, The Takeaway - Air Date 6-12-20 Congress is reckoning with how to respond to the protests and calls for police accountability. Two national reporters join to discuss the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Ch. 10: We Can't Let The Uprising Get Co-opted - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 6-10-20 Notes on the uprising and how we move forward without allowing the forces of neoliberalism to co-opt the movement. Ch. 11: Angela Davis: Abolishing police is not just about dismantling. It's also about building up. - Democracy Now - Air Date 6-12-2020 Amid a worldwide uprising against police brutality and racism, we discuss the historic moment with legendary scholar and activist Angela Davis. EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE The Movement for Black Lives Introduces the BREATHE Act (Colorlines) What Exactly Does It Mean to Defund the Police? (The Cut, NY Mag,) What Does It Mean to Invest in Black Communities? (The Nation) How to Defund the Police (The New Yorker) How to Make Defunding the Police a Reality (The Nation) Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer (ACLU) Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman  MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com ​ ​ ​

That room has to be around here somewhere. Jane can't wait to get there, but John doesn't find it nearly as a-peel-ing. Today's story is "Blister in the Sun" by Alex Vitale. Content Warnings for this episode: Disease (Epidermolysis bullosa simplex) Body Horror Gun Violence War Medical Symptoms Metal sounds

“This is a global struggle against fascism, it's a global struggle against the militarization of the police and state violence against folks whose dissent is being oppressed,” says Jasmine, an organizer in Atlanta. In this episode, Kelly talks with authors Alex Vitale and Stuart Schrader about the frightening trajectory of policing in the United States. Kelly also talks with Chicago activist Benji Hart, and Jasmine, an organizer in Atlanta who is engaged in the struggle to Stop Cop City. You can find a transcript and show notes (including links to resources) here: bit.ly/MMCopCity If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter Music: Son Monarcas and David Celeste

Five ex-police officers have been charged with second-degree murder after beating Tyre Nichols, 29, who was black, during a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. He died three days later. Nichols' death has sparked protests and fresh calls for reform of the police in Memphis and nationwide. Over the past years, the US has been in the spotlight for police brutality. Public outcry against the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Rayshard Brooks - to name a few - at the hands of the police led to Black Lives Matter protests across the globe. It's not just the US grappling with the problem of police brutality. We take a global look at the problem. Which countries are getting it right? Can policing ever be effective without violence? And is reform or a more radical rethink needed? Ritula Shah is joined by: Dr DeLacy Davis is the founder of Black Cops Against Police Brutality and the author of Black Cops Against Police Brutality: A Crisis Action Plan. He is a retired New Jersey police sergeant who served for 20 years in the East Orange police department and commanded the Community Services Unit. Alex Vitale is a Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College - part of the City University of New York. He is also the coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and the author of a number of books including The End of Policing Zoha Waseem is Assistant Professor in Criminology at the Department of Sociology, University of Warwick and author of Insecure Guardians: Enforcement, Encounters and Everyday Policing in Postcolonial Karachi Also featuring: Rune Glomseth, Associate Professor at Norway's Police University College in Oslo

On January 3rd, Keenan Anderson returned to the familiarity of L-A for what was supposed to be a short visit. He'd recently set out to embark on a new professional career: that of educator as a high school English teacher in Washington, D-C. Kenan hoped to collect a few belongings left behind in the city after the move to his new home. Instead, the man remembered by his uncle for his fearlessness in the face of challenge and adversity, was killed by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department. As tasers remain ubiquitous in police departments across the nation, and officers continue to kill using the weapon, we're left to wonder if they're truly “less lethal”. Alex Vitale, Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College, author of City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics and The End of Policing joins for more.  

On January 3rd, Keenan Anderson returned to the familiarity of L-A for what was supposed to be a short visit. He'd recently set out to embark on a new professional career: that of educator as a high school English teacher in Washington, D-C. Kenan hoped to collect a few belongings left behind in the city after the move to his new home. Instead, the man remembered by his uncle for his fearlessness in the face of challenge and adversity, was killed by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department. As tasers remain ubiquitous in police departments across the nation, and officers continue to kill using the weapon, we're left to wonder if they're truly “less lethal”. Alex Vitale, Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College, author of City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics and The End of Policing joins for more.  

As promised, the author of The End of Policing, Alex Vitale, is on the show and this is a MUST listen. How did policing start in the US? Should we just end policing tomorrow? Police are not an appropriate response to homelessness, drug use, sex work, and more. We have to create institutions that reduces the need for police. Listen then get the book at https://www.versobooks.com/books/3906-the-end-of-policing.

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For the entire discussion, bonus content, to support independent media & help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow While the FBI raid on Trump's Mar-A-Lago home has been in the headlines and provoked a discussion about the abolition of the FBI another raid has received far less attention. In July the FBI carried out a violent raid using flash grenades and drones of the properties of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP, https://apspuhuru.org/) in Missouri and Florida. Omali Yeshitela (https://twitter.com/OmaliYeshitela), chairman of the APSP joins the show to talk about the raid, being an unindicted co-conspirator of a Russian man accused of spreading propaganda, the work the APSP does, the FBI's history of attacking Black radicals and his revolutionary past. Then sociologist Alex Vitale, author of The End Of Policing (https://twitter.com/avitale) talks about why the "tough on crime narrative" is being bought into by so-called Leftists and why it's so dangerous.

Three police officers in Arkansas have been removed from duty after a bystander's video captured two of them brutally beating a suspect during an arrest. The incident is again raising questions about the use of force by police, when it's excessive and what can be done. Alex Vitale, a professor of sociology at Brooklyn College and author of "The End of Policing," joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast  Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing and professor of sociology at Brooklyn College, and Alex Karakatsanis, civil rights lawyer and co-founder of Equal Justice Under Law, join Briahna to discuss how the left should respond to the new conservative call to abolish the FBI. What could be done from a left perspective, and is it more important to potentially stick Trump with a crime than to take down an organization that has long targeted the left? Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Produced by Armand Aviram.   Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands)

Alex Vitale on the reasons to defund the FBI that have nothing to do with Trump; U.S. lawyers and journalists sue the CIA for spying on their London visits to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy; Calls grow for the compassionate release of 72-year-old political prisoner and Black liberation activist Mutulu Shakur, who is close to death. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

Alex Vitale on the reasons to defund the FBI that have nothing to do with Trump; U.S. lawyers and journalists sue the CIA for spying on their London visits to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy; Calls grow for the compassionate release of 72-year-old political prisoner and Black liberation activist Mutulu Shakur, who is close to death. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

It's the End of Policing by Alex Vitale! Join Collin, Al, and returning guest, Gwen O'Connor, as they read the new intro and afterward by ALex Vitale! Special thanks to Gwen; Nicole Cuddihy for her art, Andrew Harvey for the theme, and Shane Ragland for editing!

Alex Vitale is one of the country's foremost experts on policing and criminal punishment. He is a professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center, where he coordinates the Policing and Social Justice Project. His book The End of Policing is a comprehensive critique of U.S. police and argues that nearly everything useful done by police can be done better by other institutions. (The book was published in 2017 but recently got an unexpected boost from U.S. senator Ted Cruz.) Prof. Vitale joined to discuss how the recent shooting in Uvalde (and the disastrous police response) and the successful recall of San Francisco's "progressive prosecutor," Chesa Boudin, should inform our thinking about police and punishment. We discuss: Why Ted Cruz thought of The End of Policing as "critical race theory"How the Uvalde shooting shows why policing can't be relied on to protect students from violenceWhy criticizing policing as an institution actually shows that individual police themselves are not the problem, because they are being asked to solve problems that the tools of police are inadequate to solveHow this was also evident in the San Francisco prosecution conflict: reformer Chesa Boudin was held responsible for problems that a prosecutor's office cannot solve (a problem that Prof. Vitale thinks shows the limits of the progressive prosecutor strategy on its own)How district attorney Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, another public defender pursuing a reformist mission, avoided being ousted like BoudinWhy we need to stop talking about stopping crime as if the question is "more policing" or "less policing," instead of talking about how to replace policingWhy Matthew Yglesias' criticism of The End of Policing is silly and wrongHow those of us committed to opposing the existing criminal punishment system can show that we actually care more about preventing violent crime than those pushing for more policingThe Scientific American article on Denver's Support Team Assistance Response (STAR) program is here: "Sending Health Care Workers instead of Cops Can Reduce Crime." The terrible Matthew Yglesias review of The End of Policing that Prof. Vitale responds to is here, and the article on it in Current Affairs by Alec Karakatsanis is here. The idea of "simultaneous overpolicing and underpolicing" that Prof. Vitale critiques is discussed here by Jenée Desmond-Harris. The interview with Rosa Brooks that Nathan mentions is here and the John Pfaff article debunking some misconceptions about the public response to progressive prosecutors is here. Derecka Purnell's book Becoming Abolitionists can be purchased here.

A special episode from our friends at Code Switch:In the wake of violence and tragedies, people are often left in search of ways to feel safe again. That almost inevitably to conversations about the role of police. On today's episode, we're talking to the author and sociologist Alex Vitale, who argues that many spaces in U.S. society over-rely on the police to prevent problems that are better addressed through other means. Doing so, he says, can prevent us from properly investing in resources and programs that could make the country safer in the long run.Subscribe: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitchThis episode was fact-checked by Alyssa Jeong Perry and Christina Cala. Summer Thomad, Alyssa Jeong Perry, Diba Mohtasham and Christina Cala contributed to the production.

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In the wake of violence and tragedies, people are often left in search of ways to feel safe again. That almost inevitably to conversations about the role of police. On today's episode, we're talking to the author and sociologist Alex Vitale, who argues that many spaces in U.S. society over-rely on the police to prevent problems that are better addressed through other means. Doing so, he says, can prevent us from properly investing in resources and programs that could make the country safer in the long run.

Yusuf Abdul-Qadir chats with with author and professor Alex Vitale about the current state of policing.

For the last decade and more, popular outrage at police brutality has driven mass protests in both the Middle East and the West. Opposition to police excesses—from crackdowns on protests in Egypt and Iraq to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020—has highlighted the need for change.  In this episode of “Transnational Trends in Citizenship”—the new season of Order from Ashes— anthropologist Hayal Akarsu and sociologist Alex Vitale argue that policing crises around the globe are connected; that is, they are all part of one broad crisis with different local permutations. These permutations may include repressive political policing, long-term corruption and ineffectiveness, everyday policing, or a combination of these, as well as economic factors such as increasing inequality. As awareness of the climate crisis deepens, the role of police in protecting corporate interests may become an increasingly prominent feature of the crisis of policing legitimacy.  Police reform is, more than ever before, a global industry, which circulates experts, tools, standards, models, and training programs. As such, police reform is a key part of foreign policy initiatives, diplomacy efforts, and development programs. A transnational framework enables us to see these connections. This podcast is part of “Transnational Trends in Citizenship: Authoritarianism and the Emerging Global Culture of Resistance,” a TCF project supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Open Society Foundations.  Participants include: Hayal Akarsu, assistant professor of anthropology, Utrecht University Alex Vitale, professor of sociology, Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center Naira Antoun, director, Transnational Trends in Citizenship, Century International

After a small hiatus we the May 30th Alliance returns with a new episode of Rockford Reading Daily. We continue to read the End of Policing by Alex Vitale and discuss the institutional issues that are at the root of policing.

We continue reading The End of Policing by Alex Vitale and discuss the training of police officers in the United States.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we begin a new book entitled The End of Policing by Alex Vitale. We discuss the commonalities between national stories of police violence and some local stories. We also speak about the “broken windows” theory of policing.

For today and tomorrow's episode, we revisit episodes 287 and 288. In them, Shaun breaks down a list by Alex Vitale on 10 ways we can safely defund the police.  Alex Vitale is one of Shaun's favorite scholars in the country on how and why we must defund the police. Of the 10 ways Alex suggested that we defund the police, Today Shaun breaks down the first five. 

Since the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, there's been a lot of talk around the phrase "Defund the Police" and all that it entails. Shedding light on the conversation is Alex Vitale's book "The End of Policing," an in-depth look at the history of policing, its shortcomings in crime prevention, and an honest evaluation of how any and all contemporary attempts at "reform" will always fall short if police are continuously looked to as the first, last, and best method of dealing with homelessness, drug treatment, and at risk youth. Instead, Vitale, citing his own international experiences and studies of various foreign and local approaches to policing, proposes shifting government funding to build up local communities, housing for the homeless, and mental health services to actually treat systemic biases that find themselves repeatedly played out in law enforcement. "The End of Policing" is not a call for the abolition of police, but for the abolition of a symptom of much larger systemic ills. ABOUT ALEX Alex S. Vitale is professor of sociology and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. He is the author of "City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics" and is also a frequent essayist, whose writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, NY Daily News, and USA Today. To purchase a copy of "The End of Policing," you can do so here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3906-the-end-of-policing

Since the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, there's been a lot of talk around the phrase "Defund the Police" and all that it entails. Shedding light on the conversation is Alex Vitale's book "The End of Policing," an in-depth look at the history of policing, its shortcomings in crime prevention, and an honest evaluation of how any and all contemporary attempts at "reform" will always fall short if police are continuously looked to as the first, last, and best method of dealing with homelessness, drug treatment, and at risk youth. Instead, Vitale, citing his own international experiences and studies of various foreign and local approaches to policing, proposes shifting government funding to build up local communities, housing for the homeless, and mental health services to actually treat systemic biases that find themselves repeatedly played out in law enforcement. "The End of Policing" is not a call for the abolition of police, but for the abolition of a symptom of much larger systemic ills. ABOUT ALEX Alex S. Vitale is professor of sociology and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. He is the author of "City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics" and is also a frequent essayist, whose writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, NY Daily News, and USA Today. To purchase a copy of "The End of Policing," you can do so here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3906-the-end-of-policing

Where is that mysterious beeping coming from? It's kind of catchy though. The countdown to the season finale has begun. Today's story is Countdown to Zero by Alex Vitale. Content Warnings for this episode: Mention of a Pandemic-like event Sickness Disfigurement Body Horror Persistant / Irritating sounds

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From the Amazon to Hubbard County, Minnesota, corporations are funding the repression of protesters. In this episode, Kelly talks with Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, about the history and future of corporate collaborations with the police. Kelly also talks with attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard about newly exposed documents that reveal the lead prosecutor in Hubbard County sought corporate funding for the prosecution of Line 3 protesters. If you need a transcript, you can find that on our website: bit.ly/movementmemos If you would like to support the show, you can donate here: bit.ly/TODonate If you would like to receive Truthout's newsletter, please sign up: bit.ly/TOnewsletter

Americans have been debating the role of the police for decades, but the debate was energised last year during nationwide Black Lives Matter protests. For many in the white majority, the police must be defended at all costs. If there are proven cases of abuse, they can be resolved on a case-by-case basis. For the rest, the police are seen as the main mechanism that enforces the status quo on society, including racial inequality. Brooklyn College professor Alex Vitale tells host Steve Clemons that Americans should rethink policing, especially when dealing with schools, the homeless, and mental health cases.

Welcome to NEKKID Conversations!Find the full show notes for this podcast here.In This Episode: Alex's upbringing  The history of policing  Economy and policing  Our resource needs + how police abolition can help It's a bipartisan issue  The path to the solution  Getting offline and building community  How White folks can get their hands dirty Resources:  Connect + Communicate Liberation Coaching The Journey Intensive Coaching End of Policing by Alex Vitale Where to find Alex Vitale: Twitter: @avitaleWebsite: alex-vitale.infoSupport the Podcast:Financial - PayPal + CashApp + VenmoSubscribe - Apple Podcasts + Stitcher + Google Podcasts + SpotifyReview on Apple Podcasts!Share! ★ Support this podcast ★

In the third episode, Maria and guests Dondré Taylor-Stewart and Liv Christian discuss beloved teen drama characters Moesha Mitchell from MOESHA (1996-2001) and Spencer James from ALL AMERICAN (2018-present). These two Crenshaw-based main characters are plunged into richer, whiter spaces when they transfer to different schools. As a result, they have similar arcs set twenty years apart, as they're pulled between two worlds and try to merge their friend groups even though they're very socioeconomically different, all against the backdrop of gentrification. As always, we pull from our own high school experiences as we talk about everything from academic racism to microaggressions to dealing with the police. Plus: we say “that's so 90s” about a million times and reminisce about the “free on iTunes era.” For this episode, we recommend you watch or have familiarity with MOESHA Season 3 and ALL AMERICAN Seasons 1, 2, and 3, both streaming on Netflix CW: a scene that depicts Black teenagers interacting with racist cops is discussed/featured FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL | instagram, tumblr, tiktok: @leftistteendrama | twitter: @leftyteendrama | website: leftistteendrama.com _ ABOUT US: MARIA DIPASQUALE (she/her; host/editor) is a Brooklyn-based union communicator and writer who watches too much TV. Follow Maria on Twitter @Maria_DiP26, IG @mdzip, and tiktok @marialovesunions. In addition to Leftist Teen Drama, Maria hosts Bodysuits For Bughead: A Riverdale Podcast | tumblr: @bodysuitsforbughead twitter: @B4B_Podcast instagram: @bodysuits4bughead DONDRÉ TAYLOR-STEWART (he/him; recurring guest) is a television writer in Los Angeles where he splits his time between writing, adult content creation and obsessively listening to R&B deep cuts like it's 1996. IG: oxtail.papi TWITTER: dondrenesta OLIVIA “LIV” CHRISTIAN (she/her; recurring guest) is a writer and freelance digital marketer living in Los Angeles, CA. When she's not writing screenplays or working on ways to help her client's shine, you can find her watching teen dramas and hanging on the couch with her cat Rumble. IG: yung.scorp twitter: _yungscorp MADDY WIRYO (they/them; art) is an artist who works all around New England.  You can find more of their work at: maddyworldfr.wordpress.com JEFF MCHALE (he/him; producer) is an extremely online guy who plays games, streams sometimes, and loves talking old TV. Maria and Jeff's good union cats CLARENCE and VINNY may make an appearance and/or be mentioned.  intro song: Stomping the Room by Delicate Beats  All opinions shared on this show are that of individuals and do not represent the views of any organization we may be affiliated with. _ SOURCES DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE: ‘Moesha' Creators Changed The Setting In Season 3 To Attract White Advertisers by Brenda Alexander for CheatSheet _ SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: The End of Policing by Alex Vitale

Ep 124 – Friends and Co Conspirators We are back for season 7!!! This is a short one and I cover so much: TWO Book reviews - “The End of Policing” by Alex Vitale and “We do this til we Free us” by Miriame Kaba My statement about the allegations against several high ranking masters from the famed school “Cordao de Ouro” (below is the link with the information) What are co conspirators What's up with Critical Race Theory I bring back the Health Segment Here is the article about Cordao de Ouro (Capoeira – CDO): https://apublica.org/2021/06/capoeiristas-denunciam-mestres-de-um-dos-maiores-grupos-do-pais-por-crimes-sexuais/ The website is up, PARTY PEOPLE! : https://omisbench.com/ All of my contact info is on that page. For 2021, my goal is to sell 100 coffee mugs to raise $$$ for the show. Buy one. Heck Buy Two – support a brother: https://www.cafepress.com/omisbench.571434105 Here is the link to my Youtube page with all the old episodes from the previous seasons. Thank you all for the support: https://www.youtube.com/user/BrotherOmi/videos If you want to join the Eboni Rebb online book club, check out the contact links on the website. on the twitters: @dantresomi @omispodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dantresomi/support

At its core, the nature of modern policing is flawed and not in alignment with social justice and collective liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss The End of Policing by Alex Vitale, with a focus on how reforms to policing (and law enforcement and the criminal punishment system) are largely ineffective, often serve to continue or expand the reach of policing, and simply do not keep all of us and our communities safe. Follow us on social media and visit our website! Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Website, Leave us a message, Merch store

In today's podcast, we're sitting down with Alex Vitale, the author of The End of Policing and an advocate for abolishing the police. We spoke about how he defines the movement he is behind, what changes he'd prioritize, and whether we can expect these changes to happen. He also shared his thoughts on the Derek Chauvin verdict. You can find Alex's book here and his Twitter profile here. If you're not yet a Tangle subscriber, you can sign up here: https://www.readtangle.com/ And you can find a transcription of this interview here: https://www.readtangle.com/p/abolishing-the-police-alex-vitale --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tanglenews/support

It feels like hardly a day goes by that we aren't confronted with another terrible example of how policing in the United States is the worst. Eric and Jackson dig into some of the history of modern policing, talk a bit about police abolition and the Defund the Police Movement, and discuss some of their concerns about the lack of a widely shared alternative to policing and what we need to be thinking about - politically, morally, and policy-wise - to address those concerns.We also talk a bit about the corruption and connections between policing and the U.S. militarism and why the Supreme Court sucks.We didn't mention much reading in the episode itself, but highly recommend folks check out these and other writings:Angela Davis' "Are Prisons Obsolete?"Alex Vitale's "The End of Policing"Class is *clap clap* in session!

True crime documentaries are booming. But what do they tell us about criminal justice and what do they leave out? Alex Vitale, the author of the book “The End of Policing,” talks to Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers about the state of the genre. Alex gives favorable takes on the Netflix series “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” and Errol Morris' classic “The Thin Blue Line.” But he raises questions about other trends. For more on this topic, listen to the podcast “Running from COPS.”

Crime is way down, and law and order advocates argue that's the result of expanded policing and other punitive measures. But sociologist Alex Vitale says there's no evidence that's true. He discusses how expanded policing is the flip side of neoliberal economic austerity and the slashing of social services. PHOTO: Ari Spada on Unsplash.   The post Fund Drive Special: Law and Order appeared first on KPFA.

Brooklyn College Sociology Professor, writer for the Appeal, the Nation, and Truthout, and author of “The End of Policing” Alex Vitale talks with us about the recent FTP protests in New York and various other struggles against the carceral state. Lots more from Alex Vitale at his website and The Appeal: https://theappeal.org/authors/alex-s-vitale/ Description of FTP marches in New York: https://itsgoingdown.org/off-the-rails/ Stay tuned for details of the December 20th action by following Decolonize This Place William Barr comments: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/05/bill-barrs-remarks-about-police-protection-are-what-black-voters-were-afraid-with-trump/ Commune Magazine release party Saturday! https://www.facebook.com/events/587496042022231/ Closing song: Doja Cat - No Police