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How a heavy dependence on police enables use of lethal force

Stephanie Sy takes a deeper look at America's policing practices and the obstacles to meaningful reform with Christy Lopez. Lopez oversaw the "pattern-or-practice" investigations of police departments at the Department of Justice from 2010 to 2017, and now teaches at Georgetown Law, where she co-directs their Innovative Policing Program.

How a heavy dependence on police enables use of lethal force

10m 38s

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