Policing Irrelevant for Public Safety: Here Are Some Alternatives That Are Proven To Work – OpEd

By Justin Podur *

Recent protests, catalyzed by the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, call for an end to racist police violence. With their actions, the protesters have also moved beyond many of the stale policing debates of the recent past. Defund, disband, abolish—people who would never have even heard these words in...