Defund

Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All

Sandy Hudson

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Random House Inc
01 April 2025

Politics & government

A fiercely-argued, deeply-informed examination of why defunding the police is the only way to support a model of security and protection that increases public safety overall

""Hudson moves us past the failed rhetoric of police reform and provides a powerful analysis that reveals the harsh truth that policing produces neither safety nor justice and must be replaced by a world that meets people's basic needs."" -Alex S. Vitale, author of The End of Policing

A fiercely-argued, deeply-informed examination of why defunding the police is the only way to support a model of security and protection that increases public safety overall

""Hudson moves us past the failed rhetoric of police reform and provides a powerful analysis that reveals the harsh truth that policing produces neither safety nor justice and must be replaced by a world that meets people's basic needs."" -Alex S. Vitale, author of The End of Policing

Over the last few years, in response to videos demonstrating the brutal and often deadly tactics of law enforcement officers, calls to ""defund the police"" have increasingly rung out across the world. But this is not a trendy new movement- Black activists have been sounding the alarm on the dangers of policing for decades. Time and again history has watched as officers respond to minor calls with escalation, wrongful arrests, and even murder. Yet policymakers continue to fund and endorse reform programs that have proven ineffective at curbing these actions. Why? Because most of what we know about policing is wrong.

In Defund, longtime activist Sandy Hudson examines the origins of commonly held ideas about police and safety to show how police-related social policies are based more on a sensationalized idea of safety than on outcomes and data. She demonstrates the destructive effects of policing on scores of people, arguing that investment in community resources and infrastructure rather than law enforcement is the key to making us safer. Clear-eyed and hopeful yet incisive and pragmatic, Defund paves a clear path forward and demonstrates that a future without police is not only entirely possible, but necessary.

By: Sandy Hudson
Imprint: Random House Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 523g
ISBN: 9780593700815
ISBN 10: 0593700813
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sandy Hudson is a multidisciplinary creative, writer, and activist. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Toronto Star, and HuffPost, among other publications. Hudson holds a JD from the UCLA School of Law and a MA in social justice education from the University of Toronto. She co-hosts the podcast Sandy and Nora Talk Politics and is co-author of the bestselling anthology Until We Are Free- Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada. Hudson is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Canada, as well as the Black Legal Action Centre, a specialty legal aid clinic that services Black communities in Ontario. She is currently based in Los Angeles and is co-executive producer of the eight-part CBC documentary series Black Life- Untold Stories, an official selection of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

Reviews for Defund: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All

“Hudson moves us past the failed rhetoric of police reform and provides a powerful analysis that reveals the harsh truth that policing produces neither safety nor justice and must be replaced by a world that meets people’s basic needs.” —Alex S. Vitale, author of The End of Policing ""A lucid argument for defunding—and demilitarizing—the police."" —Kirkus Reviews