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Podcast: Turning A Moment Into A Movement
Episode: "Oversight and Accountability" Defining What is Police Accountability...
Description: In policing, people often talk about bad apples. Well, bad apples come from rotten trees, and the rotten trees are law enforcement agencies imbued with structural racism. Standard processes for holding police officers accountable, issuing civil payouts to victims of brutality, and rehiring fired officers are a few of the factors that contribute to the entrenchment of racism and police brutality.
Police officers should be accountable public servants who work collaboratively, transparently, and fairly with all of the communities they serve.
Too often, they have not been held accountable. This lack of accountability has eroded...