Hope is a discipline. Mariame Kaba's famous phrase

This is a perfect starting place for anyone concerned about policing. A lot of people who came out strong on #BLM seemed hesitant with calls to defund police or abolish the prison industrial complex - this was the book I needed to answer those concerns. 

The short answer is that abolition is about getting rid of policing and surveillance, the death penalty and caging. But also various points are addressed surrounding harm, vengeance, accountability vs. punishment, what the system can provide vs. what victims want or need.