The Problem of Mass Incarceration

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 19.02.03

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Rationale
  2. Demographics
  3. Origins of Policing
  4. The Impact
  5. Police Reform
  6. Academic and Social Emotional Strategies
  7. Activities
  8. Notes
  9. Appendix
  10. Student Resources
  11. Teacher Resources

Rethinking Policing: Origins of Brutality, the Impact and Reform

Laura Michelle Gillihan

Published September 2019

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Teacher Resources

Agyepong, Tera. "In The Belly Of The Beast: Black Policemen Combat Police Brutality In Chicago, 1968–1983." The Journal of African American History 98, no. 2 (2013): 253-76. doi:10.5323/jafriamerhist.98.2.0253.

Alexander, Michelle. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Place of Publication Not Identified: Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, 2011.

Balko, Radley. Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of Americas Police Forces. New York: Public Affairs, 2014.

Chicago Police Department. Summary of 2017 Use of Force Policies and Central Differences With Prior Policies. 2017

Dale, Elizabeth. Robert Nixon and Police Torture in Chicago, 1871-1971. DeKalb, IL: NIU Press, 2016.

Faller, George R., and Heather P. Wright. True Connection: Using the NAME IT Model to Heal Relationships. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2018.

Forman, James Jr. Locking up Our Own: The Story of Race, Crime, and Justice in the Nation's Capital. Place of Publication Not Identified: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2017.

Fox News. "Ferguson Fallout: Obama Opens Door to 're-examining' Military Gear Program for Local Police." Fox News. February 01, 2015. Accessed August 17, 2019. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ferguson-fallout-obama-opens-door-to-re-examining-military-gear-program-for-local-police.

HORACE, MATTHEW. BLACK AND THE BLUE: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in Americas Law Enforcement. S.l.: HACHETTE BOOKS, 2019.

"Investigation of the Chicago Police Department - Justice." Accessed July 16, 2019. https://www.justice.gov/opa/file/925846/download.

Levine, Peter A. In an Unspoken Voice: How the Baby Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness. Barkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2010.

LUGALIA-HOLLON, RYAN. WAR ON NEIGHBORHOODS: Policing, Prison, and Punishment in a Divided City. Place of Publication Not Identified: BEACON, 2019.

"Power, Politics, & Pride: Afro-American Patrolmen's League." WTTW Chicago. August 23, 2018. Accessed July 17, 2019.

Raviv, Tali, Catherine DeCarlo. Santiago, and Lisa Jaycox. Creating Healing School Communities: School-based Interventions for Students Exposed to Trauma. American Psychological Association.

Tarter, Brent. "Vagrancy Act of 1866." Encyclopedia Virginia, Virginia Humanities. August 5, 2015. Accessed July 10, 2019. https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Vagrancy_Act_of_1866.

Timothy Egan, “Soldiers of the Drug War Remain on Duty,” New York Times, March 1, 1999.

Tough, Paul. Helping Children Succeed What Works and Why. Mariner Books, 2018.

United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Illinois. Investigation of the Chicago Police Department. January 13, 2017

Violence Policy Center. The Relationship Between Community Violence and Trauma How violence affects learning, health, and behavior. 2017.

Vitale, Alex S. The End of Policing. London: Verso, 2018.

Wade, Richard C. Slavery in the Cities the South 1820 - 1860. London: Oxford Univ. Pr., 1972.

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