Chapter
The Case Against Police Abolition
2:07:26 - 2:10:24 (02:58)
The argument that the police prevent crime is contradicted by the drop in crime rates over the past two decades, and many Americans hold a false belief that crime rates have increased in their lifetime.
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The US police has an estimated 200,000 untested rape kits in their possession, which is only a small fraction of the real total since most sexual assaults go unreported, and most rapists have multiple victims in their lifetime.
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Rape Kits
Summary
The US police has an estimated 200,000 untested rape kits in their possession, which is only a small fraction of the real total since most sexual assaults go unreported, and most rapists have multiple victims in their lifetime.
ChapterThe Case Against Police Abolition
EpisodeBehind the Police: How The Police Declared War On All Of Us
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Despite the belief that police are necessary to prevent crime, crime rates have actually steadily dropped for the past 20 years with no correlation to the loss of police officers.
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Police, Crime, Crime Prevention
Summary
Despite the belief that police are necessary to prevent crime, crime rates have actually steadily dropped for the past 20 years with no correlation to the loss of police officers. Police scholar David Bailey argues that the police do not actually prevent crime.