police-community relations
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Metro Police Civilian Board Releases Report on Interaction with Blacks
Against the backdrop of the Derek Chauvin murder conviction in Minneapolis and more deadly police interactions with African Americans throughout…
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Change Needed When Policing Youth, D.C. Police Reform Commission Says
With the recent release of the D.C. Police Reform Commission’s recommendations comes the opportunity to engage the D.C. Council about…
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EDITORIAL: With George Floyd’s Murder Televised for All, How Will Children Be Affected?
When the Chauvin trial is over and the jury has rendered its verdict, how will children interpret what they have…
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D.C. Residents Want Contee to be Proactive in Policing
District residents seem encouraged by the nomination of Robert J. Contee III as the next chief of police by D.C.…
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Md. Senate Introduces Package of Police Reform Bills
A package of police reform legislation that would require all police officers to wear body cameras, restructure the state's Public…
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Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founders Join the Call of Officials, Advocates to End Police Immunity
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, helped launch a national campaign last month to…
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Young People ‘Reimagine Policing’ During Discussion Series
Young District residents spent the better part of the coronavirus pandemic, not only struggling to adjust to the isolation of…
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Black Obituary Project Highlights Growing Fears of Police Killings of African Americans
A 238-word necrology posted on a website called “The Black Obituary Project” eulogizes Allex Dominique Osborne. The obituary notes that…
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Black Children 6 Times Likelier to Be Fatally Shot by Police: Study
Black children were six times more likely to be shot to death by the police than their white peers over…
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Prince George’s Police Reform Report Completed
A Prince George’s County police reform work group completed a final report with 50 recommendations, including not hiring officers fired…
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