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'Safety in Our Hands' pamphlet
Where and How Police Work is Working
By Mike Butler and Peter Block
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How to Love Your Enemy: A Restorative Justice Story
Walk the Walk: How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture
By Neil Gross
From “one of the most interesting sociologists of his generation” and a former cop, the story of three departments and their struggle to change aggressive police culture and achieve what Americans want: fair, humane, and effective policing.
What should we do about the police? After the murder of George Floyd, there’s no institution more controversial: only 14 percent of Americans believe that “policing works pretty well as it is” (CNN, April 27, 2021). We’re swimming in proposals for reform, but most do not tackle the aggressive culture of the profession, which prioritizes locking up bad guys at any cost, loyalty to other cops, and not taking flak from anyone on the street.
Police Reform or Redefine Modern Policing?
Hard Corners with Tom Synan
Featuring Project PACT founders, Kristin Daley and Mike Butler with guest, Neil Gross, former officer, now sociologist and author of, Walk the Walk.
Is it divert or invest in police? Should reform include our communities and society? Has the role of policing changed so much that the term law enforcement is not enough to describe the need and service provided? Are police warriors or servants? Can they be and do it all?
Our guests join us for one of the most comprehensive discussions on police reform you will hear. A conversation where all points can be valid and a middle ground found with examples and solutions.
From Reform to What Works: Moving from the limits of institutions to a culture powered by neighbors
Thirteen stories of how neighborhood people created a transforming experience
By John McKnight
In 1831 a young French Count named Alexis de Tocqueville took a tour of the United States. When he returned to France, he wrote a book about what he had seen and learned. The book became world famous and was called Democracy in America.