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After George Floyd, Abolition or Death?
After George Floyd, Abolition or Death?
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Apr 23, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Advocates of police reform, including President Biden, say Derek Chauvin’s conviction is a crucial step in ending racist police practices. But abolitionists say it’s too little, too late. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson speaks with Professor James D. Ward, the author of Policing and Race in America: Economic, Political and Social Dynamics. Ward explains why he thinks abolishing police can’t work politically, but jailing or even executing killer cops could bring real change.
Guest: Professor James D. Ward is the author of Policing and Race in America: Economic, Political and Social Dynamics, and the interim director of the Master of Public Policy program and Visiting Professor at Cal Poly.
Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel and Jasmine Ellis
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Guest: Professor James D. Ward is the author of Policing and Race in America: Economic, Political and Social Dynamics, and the interim director of the Master of Public Policy program and Visiting Professor at Cal Poly.
Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel and Jasmine Ellis
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Released:
Apr 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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After George Floyd, Abolition or Death?: Can jailing bad cops stop police violence? by A Word … with Jason Johnson