I flew through this book.

I’m a freelance DEI administrator and diversity consultant and this would be a wonderful resource for educators and students who want to understand more about why policing in America is based purely off of harm and what resources we as citizens have to reduce that harm. Definitely a good, broad overview—plenty of other books go deeper into the subject—but a great introduction.

Thank you, Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage and Anchor / Pantheon, for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

I just finished Defund: Black Lives, Policing And Safety For All, by Sandy Hudson.

This book will be released on April 1, 2025.

This book does an excellent job explaining what defunding the police really means and discussing the existing problems with the police. It is highly recommended for anyone interested in the topic.

I give this book an A.

Goodreads and NetGalley require grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an A equates to 5 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

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I finished reading this on January 10, 2025.