Disarm, defund, dismantle : police abolition in Canada / edited by Shiri Pasternak, Kevin Walby, and Abby Stadnyk.
Disarm, defund, dismantle : police abolition in Canada / edited by Shiri Pasternak, Kevin Walby, and Abby Stadnyk.
Publication Date
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2022
Publication Information
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Toronto : Between the Lines,
Physical Description
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x, 212 p.
Subject Term
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Police -- Canada.
Police administration.
Law enforcement.
Police.
Indigenous peoples -- Canada.
Additional Contributors
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Pasternak, Shiri.
Walby, Kevin, 1981-
Stadnyk, Abby.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
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Canadian laws are just, the police uphold the rule of law and treat everyone equally, and without the police, communities would descend into chaos and disorder. These entrenched myths, rooted in settler-colonial logic, work to obscure a hard truth: the police do not keep us safe. This edited collection brings together writing from a range of activists and scholars, whose words are rooted in experience and solidarity with those putting their lives on the line to fight for police abolition in Canada. Together, they imagine a different world, one in which police power is eroded and dissolved forever, one in which it is possible to respond to distress and harm with assistance and care.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781771135924
General Note
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Reference to Indigenous people, chapter 10, pgs. 74-82.
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 363.22 D63 | Checked In |
| Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 363.22 D63 | Checked out |
| Happy Valley - Goose Bay (LHV) Melville | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 363.22 D63 | Checked In |
| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic Indigenous | Adult Non-Fiction Indigenous | 363.22 D63 | Checked In |