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Police Repression and Police Reform
For the past year, videos of police shootings have saturated the media, giving urgency to calls for police reform -- especially in poor, black neighborhoods. But what does "reform" mean in practice? For example, is so called "broken windows" a form of community policing or an excuse for racial profiling?
By Warren Olney • • 33m ListenFor the past year, videos of police shootings have saturated the media, giving urgency to calls for police reform -- especially in poor, black neighborhoods. But what does "reform" mean in practice? For example, is so called "broken windows" a form of community policing or an excuse for racial profiling? After decades of racism and brutality, Los Angeles has been called a model for police reform, but now it’s embroiled in a familiar controversy. Is it time to look beyond the police force and deal with social and economic issues that cops will never be able to resolve?
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2 of 3Police Repression and Police Reform- 1:35Kentucky Clerk Defies Orders, Turns Gay Couples Away
- 8:26Police Repression and Police ReformYou’re reading this
- 41:51When GOP Headlines Read Like Punch Lines