211: The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing w/Michael Sierra-Arévalo

Why is it that even the most well intentioned, well thought out reforms for policing fail? At the heart of policing is a culture that teaches police to see threats around every corner. Today, Hunter sat down with sociology professor, Michael Sierra-Arévalo, to discuss his newest book The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing to try and understand all that contributes to that culture and how it impacts police practices. Guests: Michael Sierra-Arévalo, Professor of Sociology, University of Texas-Austin Resources:   Get your copy of Michael's Book here: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-danger-imperative/9780231198479 Killology https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/warrior-cop-class-dave-grossman-killology.html Michael's Contacts https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/sociology/faculty/ms39643 https://www.sierraarevalo.com/ Tony Cheng Policing Machine https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo208342229.html Samantha Simon Before the Badge https://www.amazon.com/Before-Badge-Academy-Training-Violence/dp/1479813273           Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 [email protected]  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN