Political Science Law Enforcement
Dogged and Destructive
Essays on the Winnipeg Police
- Publisher
- Arbeiter Ring Publishing Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2024
- Category
- Law Enforcement, Civil Rights, Civil Rights
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781927886885
- Publish Date
- Sep 2024
- List Price
- $22.00
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Description
Published on the centennial of the city and its police force, Dogged and Destructive is a short collection of critical and deeply researched essays about the history, violence, and costs of the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS). It argues that policing in Winnipeg should be studied and understood regardless of where one lives due to the city's particular dynamics of settler-colonialism, enormous police budgets, and concerns about violence. The book provides a comprehensive yet accessible introduction to the WPS and advocates for the imagining and pushing for alternatives to police power in Winnipeg and Canada. Part of ARP Books? Semaphore Series of short polemics on contemporary issues.
About the author
James Wilt is a freelance journalist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He regularly contributes to The Narwhal, and has also written for VICE Canada, National Observer, CBC Calgary, Alberta Oil, Canadian Dimension and Briarpatch.
