Beyond The Badge: Don't Defund, Rethink Policing

By Dr Thomas E Price III

Beyond The Badge: Don't Defund, Rethink Policing dives deep into the heart of American policing by examining how over 1,800 departments recruit, train, and retain their officers. Through candid interviews with chiefs, trainers, and policymakers-often revealing contradictions between official policies and actual practice-the book compares internal procedures with stark public data on fatal police encounters. The result is a startling, data-rich portrait of a fragmented system, where life-or-death decisions are shaped by inconsistent standards and cultural inertia. Both investigative and human, this book lays the foundation for change by exposing the science-and the gaps-behind who becomes a cop in America.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FDK853S8
• ISBN13: 9798287843878
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"