Cops and Neighbors Special: Explaining the divide between police and the community

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Cops and Neighbors Special: Explaining the divide between police and the community
In this special WBEZ explores what it would take to fix relations between police and neighbors. Getty/Tim Boyle
Cops and Neighbors Special: Explaining the divide between police and the community
In this special WBEZ explores what it would take to fix relations between police and neighbors. Getty/Tim Boyle

Cops and Neighbors Special: Explaining the divide between police and the community

By Eight Forty-Eight
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WBEZ’s Steve Edwards and Richard Steele host a special exploring the relationship between Chicago’s police officers and the neighborhoods. With summer on the way, there might be an uptick in violence. Edwards and Steele talk to both sides-cops and those on the streets-to learn why this happens and possible solutions to curb the violence.