"Policing is a Dirty Job, But Nobody's Gotta Do It: 6 Ideas for a Cop-Free World"

"Unarmed but trained people, often formerly violent offenders themselves, patrolling their neighborhoods.

Cure Violence, who were the subject of the 2012 documentary The Interrupters. There are also feminist models that specifically organize patrols of local women, who reduce everything from cat-calling and partner violence to gang murders in places like Brooklyn."

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/policing-is-a-dirty-job-but-nobodys-gotta-do-it-6-ideas-for-a-cop-free-world-20141216

#LetsBeRadical. restorative justice is amazing also. Stories about restorative justice keep popping up in my podcasts and making me feel hopeful.

I would like to see a world where these 6 things were implemented broadly, and over time replaced functions currently involving militarized police officers. 

Community, please.