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Author:
Norris, Zachary, 1977- author.
Title:
We keep us safe together : building secure, just, and inclusive communities / Zach Norris ; with a foreword by Van Jones.
Publisher:
Beacon Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
ix, 197 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Human security--United States.
Public safety--United States.
Polarization (Social sciences)--United States.
Community organization--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Us vs. them -- The unsafe world -- Who and what harms us -- The framework of fear -- A vision of safety -- Addressing harms -- Preventing harms -- Reimagined realities -- Allen and Durrell -- Marlena and James -- Anita -- We the people.
Summary:
"Overturning more than 200 years of fear-based dehumanization, punishment and trauma, Zachary Norris presents a comprehensive new vision of care-based public safety for America that actually holds people accountable for harms rendered, that tackles the harms currently going unaddressed, and that prevents many harms from happening, through strengthened relationships, strategic investment of resources, and a stronger democracy"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
080702970X
9780807029701
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1119058878
LCCN:
2019026265
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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