![]() ![]() ![]() What are some of the purposes police have served in the midst of struggles such as the movement to abolish slavery, the civil rights movement, and the Ferguson uprisings? What role did you see police play during the 2020 uprisings? Purnell gives a brief synopsis of the development and function of policing, from the wake of slavery to the present. Did you have doubts when you first thought about abolishing prisons and police? Have your beliefs changed since then? In Becoming Abolitionists, Derecka Purnell shares her own initial skepticism about police abolition.Open the original list from Derecka Purnell and publisher by clicking here.Īs your chapters and committees get started on reading and engaging with Derecka Purnell’s Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom, please feel free to use these discussion questions to guide your conversations. ![]()
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