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Beginning with an expansive history of racial inequality in America, the author posits that such racism has often led to excessive force used disproportionately against blacks by police. A useful reference on a topic that requires continued examination. -- Kirkus Reviews In her tightly focused and morally important book ... Cobbina is careful to establish historical and cultural context for the deep-seated distrust so many African Americans feel toward law enforcement in a way that makes the book accessible to a wide readership. -- NPR Books This is a timely and valuable book that adds to the discussion on social movements, race, and policing in the US. * Mobilization * Hands Up, Don't Shoot is such an important and timely work. With equal parts passion and theoretical nuance, and an eye on history, Cobbina makes explicit why the deaths of Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and so many others matter so much. Her innovative research makes clear the necessity for real change in these dangerous times. -- Jody Miller, author of Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence Jennifer Cobbina's expertly researched examination of the interlocking dimensions of race, gender, and policing illustrates why the problem of policing in the U.S. is always about much more than policing. [It] is a clarion call for a much broader vision of justice one that relies less on crime-fighting and more on community building. This is a necessary and important book for scholars, activists, and everyday people living under oppressive policing regimes. -- Nikki Jones, author of The Chosen Ones: Black Men and the Politics of Redemption Hands Up, Don't Shoot makes a unique contribution in improving the understanding of public opinions of police among minorities ... The book provides excellent fodder for important conversations about policing minority communities. * The Journal of African American History *

Jennifer Cobbinas expertly researched examination of the interlocking dimensions of race, gender, and policing illustrates why the problem of policing in the U.S. is always about much more than policing. [It] is a clarion call for a much broader vision of justice one that relies less on crime-fighting and more on community building. This is a necessary and important book for scholars, activists, and everyday people living under oppressive policing regimes. -- Nikki Jones,author of The Chosen Ones: Black Men and the Politics of Redemption Hands Up, Don't Shootis such an important and timely work. With equal parts passion and theoretical nuance, and an eye on history, Cobbina makes explicit why the deaths of Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and so many others matter so much. Her innovative researchmakes clearthe necessity for real change in these dangerous times. -- Jody Miller,author of Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence

Hands Up, Don't Shoot is such an important and timely work. With equal parts passion and theoretical nuance, and an eye on history, Cobbina makes explicit why the deaths of Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and so many others matter so much. Her innovative research makes clear the necessity for real change in these dangerous times. -Jody Miller,author of Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence

Hands Up, Don't Shoot is such an important and timely work. With equal parts passion and theoretical nuance, and an eye on history, Cobbina makes explicit why the deaths of Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and so many others matter so much. Her innovative research makes clear the necessity for real change in these dangerous times. Beginning with an expansive history of racial inequality in America, the author posits that such racism has often led to excessive force used disproportionately against blacks by police. A useful reference on a topic that requires continued examination. Jennifer Cobbina's expertly researched examination of the interlocking dimensions of race, gender, and policing illustrates why the problem of policing in the U.S. is always about much more than policing. [It] is a clarion call for a much broader vision of justice one that relies less on crime-fighting and more on community building. This is a necessary and important book for scholars, activists, and everyday people living under oppressive policing regimes. In her tightly focused and morally important book ... Cobbina is careful to establish historical and cultural context for the deep-seated distrust so many African Americans feel toward law enforcement in a way that makes the book accessible to a wide readership.

Jennifer Cobbina's expertly researched examination of the interlocking dimensions of race, gender, and policing illustrates why the problem of policing in the U.S. is always about much more than policing. [It] is a clarion call for a much broader vision of justice -- one that relies less on crime-fighting and more on community building. This is a necessary and important book for scholars, activists, and everyday people living under oppressive policing regimes. -Nikki Jones, author of The Chosen Ones: Black Men and the Politics of Redemption Hands Up, Don't Shoot is such an important and timely work. With equal parts passion and theoretical nuance, and an eye on history, Cobbina makes explicit why the deaths of Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, and so many others matter so much. Her innovative research makes clear the necessity for real change in these dangerous times. -Jody Miller, author of Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence

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Jennifer E. Cobbina is Associate Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. She is the editor of Hands Up, Don't Shoot: Why the Protests in Ferguson and Baltimore Matter and How they Changed America (NYU Press, 2019).

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