Between the Carceral University and Police-Free Futures
April 21, 2022
Inspiring Justice-Driven Educational Research through Critical History and Storytelling
May 16, 2022
Sponsors
- Campus Abolition Research Lab (CARL)
- Anti-Racism Collaborative
- Diversity Scholars Network
Activists, community organizers, and policymakers have attempted police reform for more than a century. Whether diversifying departments, conducting racial bias training, or implementing community policing, no reform effort has stopped police from harming the public it has pledged to "protect and serve." While these concerns are largely understood outside of higher education, a closer look at the role colleges and universities play in expanding the carceral state reveal a deep, long-standing relationship with the institution of policing.
On May 5, join Dr. Charles H.F. Davis III and Derecka Purnell in conversation as they discuss the policing problem and explore possibilities for police-free futures, on campus and beyond.
2022 Anti-Racism Collaborative Research & Community Impact Fellow, Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Campus Abolition Research Lab at the University of Michigan
Lawyer, Organizer, and Author of Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom
