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Policing: What Not To Do

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There’s a stark difference between the image of the friendly neighborhood police officer in a blue uniform and the officer dressed in body armor and riot gear. Seth W. Stoughton is an associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he is affiliated with the Rule of Law Collaborative, and a former Tallahassee Police Department officer. And he joins host Krys Boyd to talk about his research into why he believes the current playbook for police training is too focused on force rather than community.