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Shoot to Kill: Police and Power in South Africa

Christopher McMichael

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Description:Shoot to Kill: Police and Power in South Africa is a vivid and ambitious surveyof the complex politics of security, crime and social control in South Africa.Nearly three decades after the formal end of apartheid, policing in SouthAfrica continues to be defined by brutality, incompetence and corruption.Rather than protecting communities and ensuring justice for victims, thestate and private security often enforce cruel wealth, racial and genderinequities. As our society becomes less safe and more divided, Shoot toKill: Police and Power in South Africa asks how did the South African Police Service (SAPS) become this way and are they our best chance for safety?From the slave-driver’s whip in the 18th century Cape Colony to thedystopian armoured vehicles of our present, this book traces the secrethistory of the police through colonial wars, apartheid atrocities and hyper-capitalist state capture. Featuring unapologetic critiques of elite power and the stifling politics of fear, while informed by global discussions on police abolition, Shoot to Kill: Police and Power in South Africa calls for a society based on democracy and justice. Author Christopher McMichael speaks to the realities of our world increasingly defined by militarised injustice and outlines ways we can escape from this rusty cage.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Shoot to Kill: Police and Power in South Africa. To get started finding Shoot to Kill: Police and Power in South Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Shoot to Kill: Police and Power in South Africa is a vivid and ambitious surveyof the complex politics of security, crime and social control in South Africa.Nearly three decades after the formal end of apartheid, policing in SouthAfrica continues to be defined by brutality, incompetence and corruption.Rather than protecting communities and ensuring justice for victims, thestate and private security often enforce cruel wealth, racial and genderinequities. As our society becomes less safe and more divided, Shoot toKill: Police and Power in South Africa asks how did the South African Police Service (SAPS) become this way and are they our best chance for safety?From the slave-driver’s whip in the 18th century Cape Colony to thedystopian armoured vehicles of our present, this book traces the secrethistory of the police through colonial wars, apartheid atrocities and hyper-capitalist state capture. Featuring unapologetic critiques of elite power and the stifling politics of fear, while informed by global discussions on police abolition, Shoot to Kill: Police and Power in South Africa calls for a society based on democracy and justice. Author Christopher McMichael speaks to the realities of our world increasingly defined by militarised injustice and outlines ways we can escape from this rusty cage.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Shoot to Kill: Police and Power in South Africa. To get started finding Shoot to Kill: Police and Power in South Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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