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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Making L.A.: Policing

    The LAPD has received a lot of praise for reducing crime and improving relations with minority communities. But so far, violent crime is actually up 26 percent this year. The national conversation about police shootings has also touched LA. So far this year, Los Angeles police have shot 21 people: nearly one a week.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 15, 2015 • 1 min read

    The LAPD has received a lot of praise for reducing crime and improving relations with minority communities. But so far, violent crime is actually up 26 percent this year. The national conversation about police shootings has also touched LA. So far this year, Los Angeles police have shot 21 people: nearly one a week. Today, in the latest installment of our Making L.A. series, we look at policing in Los Angeles.

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    Making L.A.: Policing, UCSD Sexual Assault Ruling, and 'Do I Sound Gay?'
    1. 0:00Making L.A.: PolicingYou’re reading this
    2. 18:01UC San Diego Sexual Assault Ruling
    3. 26:59'Do I Sound Gay?'
    4. 42:37Mindfulness in Business
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Jim Newton

      professor of public policy and communications at UCLA, author of “Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening”

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Making L.A.: Policing, UCSD Sexual Assault Ruling, and 'Do I Sound Gay?'
    1. 0:00Making L.A.: PolicingYou’re reading this
    2. 18:01UC San Diego Sexual Assault Ruling
    3. 26:59'Do I Sound Gay?'
    4. 42:37Mindfulness in Business
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