Policing and Corrections

These books discuss the state of policing and incarceration in the United States, particularly focusing on their impact on Black communities.

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness By Michelle Alexander Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781620971932
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Published: New Press - January 7th, 2020

Named one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly' Slate' Chronicle of Higher Education' Literary Hub, Book Riot' and Zora


Chokehold: Policing Black Men By Paul Butler Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781620974834
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Published: New Press - September 18th, 2018

Finalist for the 2018 National Council on Crime & Delinquency's Media for a Just Society Awards

Nominated for the 49th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)

A 2017 Washington Post Notable Book

A Kirkus Best Book of 2017


Fight the Power: African Americans and the Long History of Police Brutality in New York City By Clarence Taylor Cover Image
$111.25
ISBN: 9781479862450
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Published: New York University Press - December 20th, 2018

A story of resistance, power and politics as revealed through New York City's complex history of police brutality


Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States By Alicia Garza (Foreword by), Maya Schenwar (Editor), Joe Macaré (Editor) Cover Image
By Alicia Garza (Foreword by), Maya Schenwar (Editor), Joe Macaré (Editor)
$18.00
ISBN: 9781608466122
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Published: Haymarket Books - June 21st, 2016

Explores the reality of US police violence against Black, Brown and Indigenous communities.


Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption By Bryan Stevenson Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780812984965
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Published: One World - August 18th, 2015

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.


The End of Policing By Alex S. Vitale Cover Image
$17.95
ISBN: 9781784782924
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Published: Verso - August 28th, 2018

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER


Understanding Mass Incarceration: A People's Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time By James Kilgore Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781620970676
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Published: New Press - September 1st, 2015

A brilliant overview of America's defining human rights crisis and a "much-needed introduction to the racial, political, and economic dimensions of mass incarceration" (Michelle Alexander)