Rethinking Police Accountability: A Call To Change Police Protections

Disciplining and prosecuting police who break or skirt the law is not an easy task in the U.S.

By Bianca Martin
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEATH PROTEST CHICAGO
People confront police officers during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Nam Y. Huh / ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEATH PROTEST CHICAGO
People confront police officers during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Nam Y. Huh / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rethinking Police Accountability: A Call To Change Police Protections

Disciplining and prosecuting police who break or skirt the law is not an easy task in the U.S.

By Bianca Martin
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