The End of Policing

This book is a fantastic and thorough explanation to what we mean when we say “defund the police.” The duties of the modern police have expanded well beyond what can be reasonably handled. Dumping all this government funding into them is demonstrably counter-productive and makes us less safe, not more.
His suggestions are, unsurprisingly, similar to the things I've been harping on and on about for years:
• More funding for affordable housing, drug treatment, community development, not cops
• End the failed “War on Drugs”: Legalize marijuana, decriminalize drug use and possession. Treat drug addiction as a health problem, not a crime or moral failure.
• Decriminalize, Legalize & Unionize sex work.
• Get cops out of schools, get psychologists and counselors in instead.
• Abolish Civil Asset Forfeiture
• End the militarization of police
• “Broken Windows” policing does not work
• We must abolish ICE and slowly move toward a European-style border policy for North America, investing in the countries victimized by US Imperialism and Globalist Neoliberal economic policies that resulted in mass emigration.
• Joe Biden & Bill Clinton's Crime Bill was one of the absolute worst things this country has ever done, and that's saying a lot.
No amount of propagandistic clips of cops playing basketball with black children or anecdotes of cops being lenient to speeders or singular examples of cops not being completely horrible will change the fact that the institute of the police, in its current form, is inherently unjust, unaccountable, outright criminal, and an upholder of the largest societal failings facing us today.
Historically, the police upheld white supremacy, corporate interests, and imperialist interests. They infiltrate, subvert, and (in some cases) murdered left-wing political organizations ranging from unionization efforts to the black panthers to gay rights activists to Occupy Wall Street. Their purpose is to uphold entrenched power structures, not justice. No amount of training or body cameras or calls for “community policing” will fix these problems.
We must fight for a more fair and just society. To do that, we must defund the police and invest their bloated budgets into restorative institutions that actually help people. We must limit their scope and shift their burdens to institutions more capable to handle such issues. We must prioritize human rights, accountability, and community.
The author's proposed reforms are smarter, more sustainable, and (coincidentally) save taxpayer money compared to the status quo.
I highly recommend this book to everyone.