Uprooting Policing: What Police Abolitionists Teach Us About Family Policing

This work compares law enforcement and the child welfare or “family policing” system side-by-side, examining how both are agents of policing. Drawing heavily from a body of literature about the perils of law enforcement and the possibilities of police abolition, it explores how contemporary police a...

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Published inFamilies in society Vol. 106; no. 2; pp. 542 - 555
Main Author Ruth, Emma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2025
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Abolition of slavery
Child welfare
Community policing
Families & family life
Law enforcement
Police
Policing
Survivor
subjects of practice
law
criminal justice/forensic social work
radical or progressive social work
modes of practice
discrimination
criminal justice
multicultural issues and diversity
vulnerable/marginalized populations
policy
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Summary:This work compares law enforcement and the child welfare or “family policing” system side-by-side, examining how both are agents of policing. Drawing heavily from a body of literature about the perils of law enforcement and the possibilities of police abolition, it explores how contemporary police abolitionists’ arguments can be applied to the family policing system. This work compares these policing systems’ histories, targets, functions, and impacts on violence survivors, suggesting that these similarities are evidence of policing’s irredeemability, and raising questions about new ways of envisioning safety.
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ISSN:1044-3894
1945-1350
DOI:10.1177/10443894251317746