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The End of Policing
by Alex S Vitale
(Verso £12.99)
PRIMARILY based on the shocking history of racist and corrupt policing in the US, this book offers a convincing argument that the traditional roles played by police forces have been largely counter-productive.
While many may have been conditioned into believing that policing is an essential element in maintaining the basic structural integrity of society, the criminal justice system has continually challenged this by excusing, or ignoring, the crimes which have produced real social and moral problems.
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