Document Type
Book Review
Publication Title
Harvard Law Review
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
This Review proceeds in three Parts. First, Part I examines Shielded’s text, highlighting Schwartz’s analysis of the problem of unaccountable police, the many barriers to holding police accountable, and her proposed solutions. Part II then critically examines Schwartz’s work, examining pieces of the problem she left undiscussed and the relative shortcomings of her discussion of possible solutions. Finally, Part III takes an abolitionist approach, delving into potential nonreformist reforms and the solution of full abolition, as well as examining the most significant objection to abolitionist approaches: the problem of violence.
Recommended Citation
Brandon Hasbrouck, Unshielded: How the Police Can Become Touchable, 137 Harv. L. Rev. 895 (2024) (reviewing Joanna Schwartz, Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable (2023)).
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