Policing the Progressive City

di Kristian Williams (Autore)

AK Press, 2026

The dangers of "progressive policing" as told through a study of Portland, Oregon. Policing the Progressive City tells the story of how Portland’s “law and order” has been shaped for over two hundred years by business interests, political climbers, and social campaigners—as well as its history of mass resistance to police brutality. With meticulous research and expert storytelling, Kristian Williams exposes how the city’s progressive veneer enables its police to weather scandals, co-opt critics, and refurbish its reputation through carefully limited reforms. Time and again, the record reveals the Portland Police Bureau’s legacy of racism, violence, and exploitation, even in one of America’s most loudly liberal environments. Amid the 2020 protests that swept the nation, and after decades of grassroots organizing against police killings in the city, Portland saw almost 200 days of mass uprising against police brutality and far right extremism—exposing the depth of anger aimed at the outrageous actions of the PPB. Policing the Progressive City adds to our understanding of how the US police system perpetuates racism, violence, and exploitation, even in one of America’s most loudly liberal environments.

• Autore: Kristian Williams
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: AK Press
• Formato: EPUB3 con Adobe DRM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781849354295