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David Harris in USA Today on the beginnings of police openness to scrutiny on race and other issues

October 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Professor David Harris commented in USA Today that a new trend has emerged in a small number of leading police departments: leaders have opened the departments’ doors, and data, to researchers examining questions like racial profiling and the use of force. This “is shattering officers’ tradition of resisting outside scrutiny,” especially on race issues. “The history of openness in American policing has not been good,” said Harris.

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