From the Ioanide reading, how did Abner Louima’s status as a Haitian immigrant shape the act of brutality against him? How and why did zero-tolerance policing increase tensions between working class communities of color and the police and NYPD officers’ concerns about their authority been challenged?? What connection does Ioanide draw between race, gender and police authority and Volpe’s actions? What would restorative justice look like in relation to the NYPD and NYC’s communities of color?

From the Ioanide reading, how did Abner Louima’s status as a Haitian immigrant shape the act of brutality against him? How and why did zero-tolerance policing increase tensions between working class communities of color and the police and NYPD officers’ concerns about their authority been challenged?? What connection does Ioanide draw between race, gender and police authority and Volpe’s actions? What would restorative justice look like in relation to the NYPD and NYC’s communities of color?

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