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Books like The End of Policing
A rigorous, uncompromising dismantling of reformist illusions that challenges readers to imagine a world built on care rather than coercion. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The End of Policing.
- sobering
- galvanizing
- righteous
- 01
I can't breathe
Matt Taibbi
A riveting, urgent piece of literary journalism that unpacks the devastating roots and repercussions of systemic police violence.
- 02
The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander · 2010
A paradigm-shifting, meticulously argued dismantling of the American justice system that leaves you forever changed.
- 03
The Color of Law
Richard Rothstein
A meticulously documented dismantling of American historical myths that leaves you forever changed in how you view the neighborhoods around you.
- 04
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Angela Y. Davis · 2003
A short, paradigm-shifting manifesto that systematically dismantles everything you thought you knew about justice and punishment.
- 05
Racism without Racists
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
A rigorous, eye-opening dissection of the subtle language and hidden frameworks that uphold modern inequality.
- 06
So you want to talk about race
Ijeoma Oluo
A sharp, compassionate, and deeply practical guide that cuts through the noise to make complex conversations about systemic inequality feel possible.
- 07
When they call you a terrorist
asha bandele
A deeply personal, fiercely loving testament to survival and the transformative power of collective action in the face of systemic violence.
- 08
We Were Eight Years in Power
Ta-Nehisi Coates
A fierce, lyrical reckoning with American history that bridges the personal and the political with devastating clarity.
- 09
Stamped from the Beginning
Ibram X. Kendi
A monumental, paradigm-shifting journey through the intellectual history of American racism that demands a fundamental rewiring of how you view the present.
- 10
Ghettoside
Jill Leovy
A sobering, investigative dive into the systemic fractures of race, policing, and mortality in Los Angeles.
- 11
Racecraft
Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields
A paradigm-shifting intellectual journey that dismantles the very vocabulary we use to talk about inequality.
- 12
Asking for it
Kate Harding
A blunt, fiercely intelligent dissection of systemic misogyny that balances sobering research with a galvanizing call to action.
