Graduate Thesis Or Dissertation
 

Protection or Control? An Ethical Argument for Police Abolition in the United States

Public Deposited

Downloadable Content

Download PDF
Request Accessible Version
https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/n870zx04f

Descriptions

Attribute NameValues
Creator
Abstract
  • The prison abolition movement has made some significant headway in fighting the prison industrial complex in the United States over the past several years. However, the primary focus of the movement remains on the existence of prison facilities. There is a crucial need to address the role that local law enforcement play in the system of mass incarceration. Analyzing the relationship between the policing institution and the prison industrial complex offers insight into the pervasiveness of police violence and misconduct in the U.S. Local law enforcement developed alongside, and in service to, slavery and the prison industrial complex. Based on the genealogical analysis presented by Kristian Williams in his text Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America (2015), and the ethical frameworks of systemic oppression and institutional cruelty developed by philosophers Iris Marion Young and Phillip Hallie, I offer an ethical argument for police abolition in the U.S. In order to fully eradicate the injustices perpetuated by mass incarceration, we must also eliminate the institution that functions as one of its primary lifelines: police.
License
Resource Type
Date Issued
Degree Level
Degree Name
Degree Field
Degree Grantor
Commencement Year
Advisor
Committee Member
Academic Affiliation
Rights Statement
Publisher
Peer Reviewed
Language
Embargo reason
  • Intellectual Property (patent, etc.)
Embargo date range
  • 2017-12-18 to 2018-03-28
Accessibility Feature

Relationships

Parents:

This work has no parents.

In Collection:

Items

Thumbnail Title Date Uploaded Visibility Actions
file details MoodyAmberN2017.pdf 2017-12-15 Public Download