In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we continue reading about border policing and learn about reform efforts that have taken place, as well as alternatives to the current policies and procedures.

In this episode we discuss Border Policing and the negativity impacts they have on immigrants and people seeking refuge in USA.

In this episode we continue reading The End of Policing by beginning chapter 9, Border Policing. We learn of the racism that is intertwined with the institutions that police American borders.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we read about alternatives to mass incarceration in relation to gang activity among young people. We have a reflection upon the chapter as a whole.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we read about the different forms of suppression that are used in effort to police gang activity. We discuss which communities are most effected by this and alternative ways of dealing with gangs in relation to communities of color.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we learn about the International negative effects that the United States of America’s “War on Drugs” has had on the globe. We also discuss alternative methods of dealing with addiction crisis that aren’t reliant on the police.

In this episode we continue to read about the failures of the “War on Drugs” as we conclude chapter seven of The End of Policing. We discuss how different presidential administrations contributed to the negative impacts of the War on Drugs.

In this episode we continue to read about the failures of policing sex work as we conclude chapter six of The End of Policing. We also begin to read chapter seven, entitled The War on Drugs and discuss the effects of the criminalization of drug use.

On this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we begin reading chapter six of The End of Policing, entitled The Failures of Policing Sex Work. In this chapter we learn about the origins of the criminalization of sex work and it’s negative impacts.

On this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we discuss the criminalizing of homelessness and alternative methods of dealing with issue of people being unhoused.