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Category Archives: Police officers
The Blue Wall of Silence and the police killing of George Floyd
The Blue Wall of Silence, also called the Blue Code or the Blue Shield, is a protective silence by police about officers who commit crimes, including police brutality. The murder trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd in … Continue reading
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What is police de-escalation training?
De-escalation training and tactics are designed to defuse a situation and take it to a calmer place, rather than a more dangerous one. A U.S. Department of Justice report called it an approach to community policing and incident resolution that … Continue reading
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Study calls police a top cause of death for young Black men
A University of Michigan study concludes that use of force by police is the sixth leading cause of death for young African-American men. Study co-author Michael Esposito, a postdoctoral researcher in the Survey Research Center at the U-M Institute for … Continue reading
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Hear from the students behind Bias Busters
Our journalism class has just finished working on 100 Questions and Answers About U.S. Buddhists, which will be out this year. We are taking the series in the direction of faith groups, where we see a lack of understanding and … Continue reading
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