Kristian Williams

I don’t typically use this space to point people to reviews of my work.  But this review by Hossam el-Hamalawy captures very well what I was trying to do with my book Gang Politics, and relates it to my earlier book Our Enemies in Blue.

My latest book, Policing the Progressive City, will be out early next year.  It is a history of policing in Portland, from initial colonization through the uprising of 2020.  You can now pre-order copies from AK Press at a significant discount.

My recent talk in Missoula, about the how’s and why’s of police abolition, is now online.

I have two events coming up this month.

I wish they didn’t always use my photo on the posters.