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Reshaping police departments to better reflect communities
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Activists say a more inclusive conversation can't take place if decision makers are white.
Cities like Newark, Jersey City and Paterson are working to tamp down the temperature of encounters by reshaping their police departments to look more like the people they serve. As long as the decision-makers in police departments remain largely white, activists say a more inclusive conversation can't really take place.
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Reshaping police departments to better reflect communities
Clip: 5/26/2021 | 3m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Cities like Newark, Jersey City and Paterson are working to tamp down the temperature of encounters by reshaping their police departments to look more like the people they serve. As long as the decision-makers in police departments remain largely white, activists say a more inclusive conversation can't really take place.
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