Policing the Pandemic : how public health becomes public order / Lambros Fatsis and Melayna Lamb
By: Fatasis, Lambros.
Publisher: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2022Edition: 1st ed.Description: v, 141p.ISBN: 9781447361077.Subject(s): Policing. -- Discrimination in law enforcement. -- Political aspects Public safety | Pandemic. -- Political aspects - Epidemics. -- Public health -- Political aspectsDDC classification: 363.2308996 Summary: This book, written in the context of the #BlackLivesMatter protests, examines the inadequacies of the state's response to public health and public order issues. It highlights how law enforcement responses to a public health emergency are prioritized over welfare provision, and what this tells us about the state's criminal justice institutions. The book argues that increasing police powers disproportionately affect Black people, and suggests alternative ways of designing public safety beyond a law enforcement context. By examining the political nature of policing, the book aims to inform scholarly, civic, and activist thinking. It reveals how the state's response to public health and public order issues is deeply flawed, and that there are inherent biases in the criminal justice system. The book argues that public safety should be designed beyond a law enforcement context, and that a more holistic approach is needed. Overall, the book provides a critical examination of the state's response to public health and public order issues, and highlights the need for alternative approaches to public safety that are not solely reliant on law enforcement. It serves as a valuable resource for those interested in understanding the intersection of race, public health, and criminal justice institutions.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This book, written in the context of the #BlackLivesMatter protests, examines the inadequacies of the state's response to public health and public order issues. It highlights how law enforcement responses to a public health emergency are prioritized over welfare provision, and what this tells us about the state's criminal justice institutions. The book argues that increasing police powers disproportionately affect Black people, and suggests alternative ways of designing public safety beyond a law enforcement context.
By examining the political nature of policing, the book aims to inform scholarly, civic, and activist thinking. It reveals how the state's response to public health and public order issues is deeply flawed, and that there are inherent biases in the criminal justice system. The book argues that public safety should be designed beyond a law enforcement context, and that a more holistic approach is needed.
Overall, the book provides a critical examination of the state's response to public health and public order issues, and highlights the need for alternative approaches to public safety that are not solely reliant on law enforcement. It serves as a valuable resource for those interested in understanding the intersection of race, public health, and criminal justice institutions.
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