Alex Vitale Interviewed on WBAI by The Indypendent
Eric Adams' mayoral victory in the Democratic primary was fueled by his emphasis on policing and public security and his biography as a former cop. The future of policing has also been a flashpoint in a number of other big city mayor\u2019s races that are on the ballot today. \n\nWe speak with Alex Vitale, a professor of sociology at Brooklyn College and author of 'The End of Policing.' In the book, Vitale argues that the police as an institution are ill-suited for almost all the work they do and that their interactions with the public should be reduced to the absolute minimum possible. In this election night special, Vitale elaborates why he things the NYPD and other police forces should be dramatically shrunk and their interactions with the public minimized.