Michelle S. Phelps

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Sociologist, trying out the air here
New book on policing + new models of safety in Minneapolis: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691245980/the-minneapolis-reckoning
All the deets at: https://www.michellesphelps.com/

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Happening TONIGHT! Pls help spread the word, Minneapolis folks, and bring a friend.

North Minneapolis: I'll be headed to Get Down Coffee Co. on June 27th to talk The Minneapolis Reckoning, in conversation with Pillsbury United Communities' Cinnamon Pelly. Join us to imagine how to build better models of public safety for Northside. Website: getdowncoffee.com/pages/events

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"The city did create an Office of Community Safety ... We have unarmed mental health and behavioral crisis response teams now responding to calls, and we have an office devoted to violence interruption work," says @michellesphelps.bsky.social. slate.com/news-and-pol...

New, Surprising Data Has Lessons for All Sides of the “Defund the Police” Debateslate.com Police departments have shrunk. Crime is plummeting. Now what?

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For the “nothing happened” after 2020 crowd. Actually something is still happening-changes sparked by movement are ongoing.Police departments are smaller&experiments (yes experiments!)in public safety beyond policing are more funded&widespread than ever.This is actually how durable change is built.

Hey, look, it's The Minneapolis Reckoning at Slate! slate.com/news-and-pol...

Police Departments Have Shrunk. Crime Is Plummeting. Now What?slate.com New, surprising data has lessons for all sides of the “defund” debate.

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Interesting thing here is that while political attempts to defund have faced major pushback and generally not made it into policy, police depts. are shrinking anyway, which might partly be a result of *societal* pushback against the police

Hey, look, it's The Minneapolis Reckoning at Slate! slate.com/news-and-pol...

Police Departments Have Shrunk. Crime Is Plummeting. Now What?slate.com New, surprising data has lessons for all sides of the “defund” debate.

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My latest is up now in Slate. It’s an election year where crime is an issue, so essential to raise this issue sooner than later: THE 1994 CRIME BILL DID NOT CAUSE MASS INCARCERATION. It didn’t. It. Just. Did. Not.

Joe Biden’s Most Infamous Law Still Haunts Him. For All the Wrong Reasons.slate.com Thirty years after it passed, it’s still totally misunderstood.

Hey, look, it's The Minneapolis Reckoning at Slate! slate.com/news-and-pol...

Police Departments Have Shrunk. Crime Is Plummeting. Now What?slate.com New, surprising data has lessons for all sides of the “defund” debate.

Happening in ONE WEEK. Please help us spread the word! I'm very glad we're bringing the book to North Minneapolis, the heart of so much of this project. There will be books for purchase at the event, as well as a full coffee bar and a fun drink special.

I was excited to chat with Soc Annex back in April about my new book, The Minneapolis Reckoning. The episode just posted. We talk methods, history of policing, and how to work towards a more just future. socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/mich...

Michelle S. Phelps on The Minneapolis Reckoningsocannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu Efforts at police reform before and after the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

Grateful to @racketmn.bsky.social for featuring The Minneapolis Reckoning today with this Q&A. For more, come down to Moon Palace *tonight* at 6pm or Get Down Coffee on June 27th.

In her new book, 'The Minneapolis Reckoning,' Phelps talks about the opportunities for change that were missed after 2020—and the opportunities that still remain:

How 2020 Changed Policing in Minneapolis—And How It Didn't: A Talk With U of M Sociologist Michelle Phelps - Racketracketmn.com In her new book, 'The Minneapolis Reckoning,' Phelps talks about the opportunities for change that were missed after 2020—and the opportunities that still remain.

Happening tomorrow!

Minneapolis folks, I'll be in conversation about The Minneapolis Reckoning with Minneapolis Behavior Crisis Response Manager Marisa Stevenson on June 11th at Moon Palace Books., org by the MN Justice Research Center. RSVP: mnjrc.org/event-detail...

The Minneapolis Reckoning: A Book Conversation with Michelle S. Phelps and Marisa Stevenson | MNJRCmnjrc.org A book talk with UMN Sociology Professor Michelle S. Phelps and Canopy Roots Program Manager Marisa Stevenson about Minneapolis's arrival at the brink of police abolition and the city’s struggles over...

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Even before the uprisings in Minneapolis in 2020, communities there have been radically reimagining a world that doesn't depend on policing for safety. Sociologist @michellesphelps.bsky.social explores these efforts—and the hard work that lies ahead in this excerpt from 'The Minneapolis Reckoning.'

Safety Without Police | Michelle Phelps | INQUESTinquest.org Even before the uprisings in Minneapolis, communities have been radically reimagining a world that doesn’t depend on policing.

Organizers and policy-makers in Minneapolis have been working for years on building new public safety models. Read about the work to build unarmed behavioral health responses + community-led safety in this excerpt from The Minneapolis Reckoning at @inquest.bsky.social

Safety Without Police | Michelle Phelps | INQUESTinquest.org Even before the uprisings in Minneapolis, communities have been radically reimagining a world that doesn’t depend on policing.

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Keep in mind Moon Palace is one of the remaining Mask Required businesses 💜😷 They have them at the door if you don’t have one!

Y'all, it's cj nerd christmas -- the BJS has released the 2022 correctional pop reports (yes, in 2024). The good news? It's the 15th yr of declining numbers. The bad? Pandemic drops in jail/prison pops reversed. bjs.ojp.gov/library/publ...

Correctional Populations in the United States, 2022 – Statistical Tables | Bureau of Justice Statisticsbjs.ojp.gov

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@michellesphelps.bsky.social on the surprising success of the defund movement in Minneapolis @tnr.bsky.social

The Minneapolis Police Department Is Dismantling Itselfnewrepublic.com Since George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the MPD has shrunk by a third. Organizers should take credit.

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As we come up on the four year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, I reflected on what has (and has not) changed in Minneapolis policing for @tnr.bsky.social One thing that has changed: fewer police. newrepublic.com/article/1818...

The Minneapolis Police Department Is Dismantling Itselfnewrepublic.com Since George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the MPD has shrunk by a third. Organizers should take credit.

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Phelps "argues that Minneapolis, a progressive, majority-white city marked by a history of police violence and racial segregation, is a ;secret bellwether city for understanding race and policing in America' and 'a test case for both the possibilities and limits of liberal police reform.'"

I wasn't expecting the first longform review of The Minneapolis Reckoning to pop up on Reason, of all places, but here were are! It's a fair shake, though I think the book has implications far beyond MN.

Is Minneapolis a 'secret bellwether' for understanding policing and race in America?reason.com "The Minneapolis Reckoning" shows why calls to defund the police gained momentum after George Floyd's death and why voters with no love for the cops still rejected an abolitionist ballot measure.

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"Importantly, the continued decline in officers in 2023 has not led to an increase in violent crime, which is receding alongside the pandemic. What all of that means is that Minneapolis has the opportunity now to make good on its promises of building a transformative new model of public safety."

The Minneapolis Police Department Is Dismantling Itselfnewrepublic.com Since George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the MPD has shrunk by a third. Organizers should take credit.

Check out the show at: www.mprnews.org/episode/2024...

Tomorrow (Wed) morning at 9am central I'll be in conversation with MPR's Angela Davis to talk about The Minneapolis Reckoning and what happened in Minneapolis after the murder of George Floyd. We'll be taking calls for people to share their experiences: 651-227-6000.

‘The Minneapolis Reckoning:’ New book traces the city’s journey to the brink of police reformwww.mprnews.org Four years ago this week, a movement to defund and abolish the Minneapolis Police Department ignited across the city and the world. In those four years since his murder, everything — and nothing — has...

Remember that @harpers.bsky.social issue on Crime and Punishment with Minneapolis PD Chief O'Hara and others? Well @alexvitale.bsky.social + I both have comments on it in this month's issue: harpers.org/archive/2024...

I'm late on this one, but happy to report the book trailer / Q&A for The Minneapolis Reckoning is now up on the @princetonupress.bsky.social Ideas blog! press.princeton.edu/ideas/michel...

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Madison folks👇🏼

My book tour has one last stop in May. Madison, WI, I'll see you Monday night at A Room of One's Own, 6pm, in conversation with Madion organizer Matthew Braunginn! Looking forward to this conversation. www.roomofonesown.com/event/minnea...

Hey Brooklyn folks, I'll see you this *Thursday* at Greenlight Books for a discussion of #TheMinneapolisReckoning with Jelani Cobb. My first job out of college was in NYC and I'm excited to come back for this book event.

I'm so grateful for this opportunity to be in conversation with the great Jelani Cobb about my new book, The Minneapolis Reckoning, at Greenlight Bookstore in NYC on May 16th. If you can join us, please register here: www.greenlightbookstore.com/event/michel...

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A point of frustration that I have as chair: sometimes, grad students desperately need to take medical and/or personal leave, but universities won't pay the stipend and health care since they're not working. The US needs national leave policies. Desperately. Yesterday!