Sociologist and native Chicagoan Robert Vargas sat down with UC3P to discuss the evolution of his views on policing, the origins of the CPD as we know it today, and why he’s become an advocate of police abolition.

A History of Chicago Police and the Case for Police Abolition with Prof. Robert Vargas

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A History of Chicago Police and the Case for Police Abolition with Prof. Robert Vargas

A History of Chicago Police and the Case for Police Abolition with Prof. Robert Vargas