Policing the Progressive City

The dangers of progressive policing as told through a study of Portland, Oregon.Policing the Progressive Citytells the story of how Portlands law and order has been shaped for over two hundred years by business interests, political climbers, and social campaignersas well as its history of mass resistance to police brutality. With meticulous research and expert storytelling, Kristian Williams exposes how the citys progressive veneer enables its police to weather scandals, co-opt critics, and refurbish its reputation through carefully limited reforms. Time and again, the record reveals the Portland Police Bureaus legacy of racism, violence, and exploitation, even in one of Americas most loudly liberal environments.