A review by jg12389
Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable by Joanna Schwartz

challenging dark informative medium-paced

5.0

This is a legal deep dive into how exactly laws, the courts, and the legal system as a whole have protected police officers and departments from accountability in police misconduct cases. I'm a huge nerd when it comes to case law and other legal minutiae. I know that not everyone is into that stuff but the author makes it understandable and I wish this was required reading because after reading this book and reading about all of the incidents of egregious misconduct on citizens at the hands of the police that the author uses to exemplify the way police are shielded, I don't see how anyone could look at our police and our legal system the same after reading this book. I highly highly recommend. You will feel enraged about the injustices people (especially Black and brown people) face every day, but people need to know the reality so that we can advocate for change.