The Colonial Origins of the UChicago Police
Modern policing has its origin in colonial violence. The University of Chicago has long played a part in cultivating, promoting, spreading, and normalizing the tools of such state violence.
Julian Go
Professor Julian Go is a sociologist at the University of Chicago, focusing on US empire and postcolonial/decolonial thought. His forthcoming book Policing Empires: Militarization and Race in Britain and America, 1829-Present details imperialism’s impact on police militarization in the US and Britain.