Policing Life and Death: Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico [ebook ed.] 0520971671, 9780520971677

Marisol LeBrón traces the rise of punitive governance in Puerto Rico over the course of the twentieth century and up to

494 46 1MB

English Pages 320 Year 2019

Policing Life and Death: Race, Violence, and Resistance in Puerto Rico [ebook ed.]
0520971671, 9780520971677

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Marisol LeBrón

Table of contents :
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: They Don’t Care If We Die
1  • A War against the Victims
2  • Colonial Projects
3  • Underground
4  • The Continued Promise of Punishment
5  • Policing Solidarity
6  • #ImperfectVictims
7  • Security from Below
Postscript: Broken Windows and Future Horizons after the Storm
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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