Fixing an empathy gap between Chicagoans and CPD
The city’s next mayor will need to prioritize changing the community’s fundamental lack of understanding of what CPD officers do.
Do you know what a police officer does on a day-to-day basis? It’s not something Chicago’s Police Department grants public access to and it’s what Chicago’s new Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability leader Anthony Driver says has led to a lack of empathy and understanding between the community and police.
Reset learns why we see that disconnect and what needs to happen to narrow the gap.
GUEST: Patrick Smith, criminal justice reporter for WBEZ
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Fixing an empathy gap between Chicagoans and CPD
The city’s next mayor will need to prioritize changing the community’s fundamental lack of understanding of what CPD officers do.
Do you know what a police officer does on a day-to-day basis? It’s not something Chicago’s Police Department grants public access to and it’s what Chicago’s new Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability leader Anthony Driver says has led to a lack of empathy and understanding between the community and police.
Reset learns why we see that disconnect and what needs to happen to narrow the gap.
GUEST: Patrick Smith, criminal justice reporter for WBEZ