Samantha LaFountain

a.k.a. @cool_trash_kid

Police / Gun Reform (ACAB)


  • A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obsolete

    Author:

    Geo Maher

    Description:

    Critically examines the role of policing within systems of systemic injustice and violence. Arguing for the dismantling of traditional law enforcement, proposing community-based models of safety and justice as alternatives to police institutions.

  • Columbine

    Author:

    Dave Cullen

    Description:

    A journalist’s investigation into the Columbine massacre, its aftermath, and its significance, providing a definitive account of the tragedy and its impact on subsequent “spectacle murders.”

  • Police Wife: The Secret Epidemic of Police Domestic Violence

    Author:

    Alex Roslin

    Description:

    Exposes the hidden prevalence of domestic abuse within police families, revealing how law enforcement officers often perpetrate violence against their spouses. Sheds light on the systemic issues, cultural barriers, and cover-ups that allow this dangerous epidemic to persist.

  • Police: A Field Guide

    Author:

    David Correia and Tyler Wall

    Description:

    Critically examines the history and role of policing in society, arguing that police forces serve to maintain and enforce systemic inequalities. Offers an analysis of the police as an institution, exploring its connections between law enforcement and social control.

  • Policing the Planet: Why the Policing Crisis Led to Black Lives Matter

    Author:

    Edited by Jordan T. Camp and Christina Heatherton

    Description:

    Explores the global crisis of policing and its impact on marginalized communities, particularly Black people. The book examines the roots of state violence, the rise of Black Lives Matter, and the ways in which policing serves as a tool of racial and social control.

  • The End of Policing

    Author:

    Alex S. Vitale

    Description:

    Critically analyzes the role of police in perpetuating social inequalities and argues that reforming policing is insufficient to address the root causes of violence and injustice.