This was informationally very interesting, especially if you don’t know anything about the “defund the police”movement, but it was also really poorly written. It basically read like a bunch of snippets out of a dictionary and none of it really connected together. I did like the part at the end about how young people can get involved in changing the face of justice in their community, but by then it seemed like too little too late. I wish this had been better because this was the right way to talk to an age group that needs to know this kind of stuff so that they can become advocates and leaders in the work towards police reform.

This title is not only excellent for children and teens but a great starting point into the subject of policing in the United States for adults. Dr. Tyner has done a fantastic job with not assuming her audience's intelligence as so much of children's and young adult nonfiction has a tendency to.

There are areas I wish it would expand upon like the events that led to the KKK to be largely disbanded in the first place and what events led to its widespread re-emergence.

Were there ever an inkling of making a more expansive edition for adults I would be the first in line to read it.

Informative text that gives a historical background on the police as an institution, how we got here from the beginning, and realistic community outreach efforts that can be taken to reduce the harm caused by and to police officers. Explores how the police operate in other countries and even other cities in the United States and how those examples can be emulated for a more positive outcome. Also explores in-depth the racial oppression Black people have historically and more recently faced at the hands of police. An important read for anyone who seeks to know more about the police in order to help develop programming efforts for better safety and harmony in the community. Anyone could get something out of this book.