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Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City

Author Rosa Brooks discusses her latest book, Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City, with former federal prosecutor Paul Butler. They explore the challenges police officers face when combatting and using violence, the blue wall of silence, and obstacles in police reform from her unique perspective as an academic policy wonk who became a volunteer police officer.

Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City

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Author Rosa Brooks discusses her latest book, Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City, with former federal prosecutor Paul Butler. They explore the challenges police officers face when combatting and using violence, the blue wall of silence, and obstacles in police reform from her unique perspective as an academic policy wonk who became a volunteer police officer.

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