Combining firsthand accounts from activists with the research of scholars and re
flections from artists, Policing the Planet traces the global spread of the brok
en-windows policing strategy, first established in New York City under Police Co
mmissioner William Bratton. It's a doctrine that has vastly broadened police pow
er the world over-to deadly effect. With contributions from #BlackLivesMatter co
founder Patrisse Cullors, Ferguson activist and Law Professor Justin Hansford, D
irector of New York-based Communities United for Police Reform Joo-Hyun Kang, po
et Martin Espada, and journalist Anjali Kamat, as well as articles from leading
scholars Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Robin D. G. Kelley, Naomi Murakawa, Vijay Prashad,
and more, Policing the Planet describes ongoing struggles from New York to Balt
imore to Los Angeles, London, San Juan, San Salvador, and beyond.
