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USC professor: 'Do we need police at all?'

Why is the LAPD having trouble finding black and brown volunteers? “It doesn’t seem particularly insightful for us to want to be a part of that system.

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KCRW placeholderBy Jarrett Hill • Sep 3, 2019 • 1 min read

Why is the LAPD having trouble finding black and brown volunteers? “It doesn’t seem particularly insightful for us to want to be a part of that system. That system is also responsible for putting us behind bars," says Charles Davis, Chief Strategy Officer of USC’s Race and Equity Center. He's skeptical that we should focus on whether there should be more black and brown police officers. Instead, he suggests the big question should be: Do we need police at all?

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    Charles H.F. Davis, III

    University of Southern California

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