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I imagine that the kind of administration that's willing to end cash bail is also the kind of administration that pushes for community policing, so I wouldn't d
by bitcurious 7y ago
I imagine that the kind of administration that's willing to end cash bail is also the kind of administration that pushes for community policing, so I wouldn't draw any conclusions.
- jMyles 7y agoIs community policing tied to fewer arrests? I haven't ever seen hard numbers on this. According to Derecka Purnell and Marbre Stahly-Butts[0]: > Community policing is an empty phrase. A Washington Post report showed that law enforcement use of force in half of police departments with consent decrees. Asking police officers to strengthen community relationships — including by doing things like playing football with children or handing out ice cream — does not reduce their power to harm anyone. 0: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/opinion/the-police-cant-solve-the-problem-they-are-the-problem.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/opinion/the-police-cant-s...