Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College. His academic writings on policing have appeared in Policing and Society, Police Practice and Research, Mobilization, and Contemporary Sociology, and his essays have been published in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Nation, Vice News, Fortune, and USA Today. Professor Vitale has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, PBS, “Democracy Now!” and “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” and is the author of City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics and The End of Policing.