02195cam a2200397 i 4500 514243031 TxAuBib 20210928120000.0 201103s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020048103 9781678200268 library binding 1678200263 library binding TxAuBib rda Ghafoerkhan, Olivia, 1982- Police defunding and reform [BOOK] : what changes are needed? / Olivia Ghafoerkhan and Hal Marcovitz. Police defunding and reform: what changes are needed? : Being black in America. San Diego, CA : ReferencePoint Press, 2021. 64 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Being black in America Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-61) and index. Introduction : The call to defund the police -- The use of force -- The call for transparency and accountability -- Demands to defund the police -- How cities are reforming their police departments. Police brutality is not a new issue in the United States. There have been calls to reform policing since the 1960s. It was then during the civil rights movement that policing first came under fire for being racially biased. Since then there have been some attempts at reform, but the issue of police brutality remains. Provided by publisher. Ages 14-18 ReferencePoint Press. 20210928. Police administration United States Juvenile literature. Police brutality United States Juvenile literature. Discrimination in law enforcement United States Juvenile literature. Discrimination in criminal justice administration United States Juvenile literature. Police United States Juvenile literature. Racism United States Juvenile literature. Marcovitz, Hal, author. Being black in America.