Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Will a new civilian oversight committee prevent police scandals?
The LA County Sheriff’s Department is getting a civilian oversight committee for the first time. The department has been plagued by scandal; sheriffs have been convicted of assault and misconduct inside county jails, and former undersheriff Paul Tanaka was convicted of obstructing an FBI investigation into that abuse.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe LA County Sheriff’s Department is getting a civilian oversight committee for the first time. The department has been plagued by scandal; sheriffs have been convicted of assault and misconduct inside county jails, and former undersheriff Paul Tanaka was convicted of obstructing an FBI investigation into that abuse.
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Police drama, on and offscreen- 0:31Will a new civilian oversight committee prevent police scandals?You’re reading this
- 12:35How Hollywood has shaped our attitudes toward police
- 23:15Will the richest Congressman be jobless after election day?
- 30:16A conversation with singer Leonard Cohen
- 44:05Sorting out California's plastic bag propositions
The full episode
1 of 5Police drama, on and offscreen- 0:31Will a new civilian oversight committee prevent police scandals?You’re reading this
- 12:35How Hollywood has shaped our attitudes toward police
- 23:15Will the richest Congressman be jobless after election day?
- 30:16A conversation with singer Leonard Cohen
- 44:05Sorting out California's plastic bag propositions