
Police Watchdog: ‘Every Profession’ Has a Code of Silence
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There’s been a lot of talk in Chicago about police reform and a police code of silence.
There’s been a lot of talk in Chicago about police reform and a police code of silence. Sydney Roberts, the head of the city’s police watchdog agency, weighs in on the federal consent decree.
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Police Watchdog: ‘Every Profession’ Has a Code of Silence
Clip: 2/6/2019 | 10m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
There’s been a lot of talk in Chicago about police reform and a police code of silence. Sydney Roberts, the head of the city’s police watchdog agency, weighs in on the federal consent decree.
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