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Alex S. Vitale

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Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center. Coordinator Policing and Social Justice Project. Author The End of Policing.

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · Nov 18

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Sex Work: It's Just a Job @sexworkfilm.bsky.social · 1h

Great screening last night at the Feirstein School of Film at BrooklynCollege (@brooklyncollege.bsky.socialbrooklyncollege.bsky.social).

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 1d

Check out the new NYC voter guide from the Police Reform Organizing Project (PROP) and @psjpbc.bsky.social.
drive.google.com/file/d/1w5UY...

2025 NYC General Mayoral Election Voter Guide.pdf

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Matt Henry 🥄 @matthenry.fyi · 18d

When the nazis were coming into power, there was a lag before local law enforcement was fully on board. People were able to get police protection from nazi-aligned paramilitaries. Here, today, police look at rising fascism and say “Finally. We’ve been waiting for this.” www.notus.org/democrats/me...

Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection

“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.

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Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College @psjpbc.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow, PSJP coordinator Alex Vitale will join a discussion panel at the free launch event of “A People’s Surveillance Handbook for New York.”

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Event details and registration in link below.

A People’s Handbook of Surveillance for New York - Launch Event

Join us for the launch of our handbook featuring panelists Obi Afriye, Dr. Randa Serhan, and Dr. Alex Vitale, moderated by Dr.Lisa Berglund.

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 1d

Check out the new NYC voter guide from the Police Reform Organizing Project (PROP) and @psjpbc.bsky.social.
drive.google.com/file/d/1w5UY...

2025 NYC General Mayoral Election Voter Guide.pdf

drive.google.com

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to everyone at the Wolfe Institute at Brooklyn College for putting on such a great event.

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Sex Work: It's Just a Job @sexworkfilm.bsky.social · 2d

Fantastic panel following our screening at Brooklyn College yesterday

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3d

A group of Chicago cops have been accused of bullying witnesses into falsely implicating suspects, & threatening to separate people from children if they didn’t provide favorable testimony.

But prosecutors are failing to take a meaningful look back at people convicted bc of their testimonies:

Exonerations Grind to a Halt Under Chicago’s New Prosecutor - Bolts

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has weakened her office’s already broken system for freeing the innocent, even as allegations of coercion mount against a former Chicago detective.

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Netpol @netpol.org · 4d

The Home Office sham "consultation" on cumulative protests closed on 29 September, so this immediate announcement shows Labour had already decided – yet again – to expand public order powers, well before the Manchester attack that is now used to justify it
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 4d

Yep. economichardship.org/2025/06/loca...

Local Police Departments Are Enabling ICE’s Deportation Machine

Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Truthout. Even in cities where police decline to work with ICE, local law enforcement still bolster Trump’s deportation agenda.

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 4d

A piece I wrote recently on this subject. economichardship.org/2025/06/loca...

Local Police Departments Are Enabling ICE’s Deportation Machine

Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Truthout. Even in cities where police decline to work with ICE, local law enforcement still bolster Trump’s deportation agenda.

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Jess Hardie @jesshardie.bsky.social · 4d

This is how your state police protects people’s right to protest:

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

ICE attacking people again with support from state cops.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 5d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 7d

Wonderful evening at The Swan w @sarahljaffe.bsky.social and @mitalinagrecha.bsky.social

Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 8d

Check out our latest newsletter:
alexvitale.substack.com/p/october-20...

October 2025 Newsletter

Policing and Social Justice Project

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Sex Work: It's Just a Job @sexworkfilm.bsky.social · 9d

We’re screening the film in London this Friday! Visit the link for details.

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Film screening of 'Sex Work: It's just a job', with Alex Vitale

Join us for a thought-provoking film screening on decriminalising sex work, with Alex Vitale & sex worker allies

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Sex Work: It's Just a Job @sexworkfilm.bsky.social · 14d

Come check us out in London Oct 3.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-scree...

Film screening of 'Sex Work: It's just a job', with Alex Vitale

Join us for a thought-provoking film screening on decriminalising sex work, with Alex Vitale & sex worker allies

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 10d

Europe has some legalization schemes, but not true decriminalization.

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Netpol @netpol.org · 10d

This FRIDAY - get your tickets now

Netpol @netpol.org · 17d

'Sex Work: It's just a job'.

Netpol is co-host for a screening of a new film from the US on decriminalising sex work, with a Q&A including @alexvitale.bsky.social and sex worker allies.

🗓️ Friday 3 October
📍 Keyworth Arts and Media Centre
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-scree...

Sex work - It's just a job. The story of the struggle to decriminalise sex work through an assembly of people who work or have worked in the sex trades

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 12d

“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 11d

This is totally kabonkers

Northwestern students blocked from enrollment after refusing controversial antisemitism training

Students say mandatory training video is biased in favor of Israel and could inflame campus tensions over Gaza

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Tara Lai Quinlan @quinlantl.bsky.social · 13d

Join us October 2nd at Birmingham Law School for a great event with @alexvitale.bsky.social about decriminalizing sex work.

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 13d

Interesting research on Right extremist symbolism among French police.

Ricardo Parreira @ricardoparreira.com · 13d

Voir un policier arborer une croix celtique, sans que sa hiérarchie ne réagisse, en dit long sur les idéologies néonazies qui prospèrent dans la police.

La croix celtique est l’un des symboles les plus utilisés par les suprémacistes blancs et les partisans de la « race aryenne ».

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photo avec 2 policiers, un porte une croix celtique et une toile d’araignée tatoué sur le bras.

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Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · 13d

Out supporting @vocal-ny.bsky.social.

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 13d

Belgium decriminalised sex work in 2022. Recently, they published the laws that will regulate sx work there. Here, a sex worker speaks about the new rights that she has gotten through decriminalisation.

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We asked a Belgian s3x worker what it's really like

S3x work is now recognised as a legitimate profession in Belgium. After decriminalising s3x work in 2022, the country took another major step by allowing s3x workers to sign formal employment…

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