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Reading
There is no new reading this week, but here are some pieces you may want to look at in connection to our discussion today:
Here is a link to the conversation we watched in class, from an episode of Democracy Now (April 21, 2016).
Yes, we mean literally abolish the police by Mariame Kaba- this essay goes through some of the history that Nina mentioned today and makes an argument for why “reform” will never actually get to the problems with policing because they are part of its foundation.
A short video that explains “restorative justice“– I’m interested to hear what you think might be applicable in the case that we talked about today.
This article defines the terms “community accountability,”restorative justice” and “transformative justice” and compares these approaches to addressing harm that has been caused.
Information about the new NYC “Mental Health Teams” that will serve as emergency responders for mental health crises: the NYC press release about the program. It’s modeled in part after the CAHOOTS program which is in Eugene (not Portland!), Oregon.
Discussion Board #14
No post other than the post of your archive project. Please comment on FOUR projects by Monday at 11:59 PM.
Final Project
Work on your final project– due on Friday 12/4. I adjusted the assignment instructions so that you have to include a minimum of THREE items, not four.
Updated instructions can be found here.
You can see a sample post here
