Spotlight How well do police forces represent racial makeup of their communities? | Behind the Headlines podcast Lee Media Studio May 26, 2023 May 26, 2023 Updated Aug 10, 2023 0 1 min to read Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm}62C=J E9C66 BF2CE6CD @7 >@C6 E92? `__ =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 286?4:6D 24C@DD >F49 @7 E96 &]$] 5@?VE C67=64E E96 C24:2= >2<6FA @7 E96:C 4@>>F?:E:6D[ 52E2 DFAA=:65 3J E96 56A2CE>6?ED E@ {66 t?E6CAC:D6D D9@HD]k^AmkAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^A2?E28C2A9]4@>^?6HD^DE2E6\C68:@?2=^4C:>6\4@FCED^2C6\=@42=\A@=:46\2D\5:G6CD6\2D\E96\4@>>F?:E:6D\E96J\D6CG6^2CE:4=6073gdec3_\`dad\dh5e\3fd5\6hf6`277627h]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmpD A2CE @7 2? :?G6DE:k^2mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^A2?E28C2A9]4@>^?6HD^DE2E6\C68:@?2=^4C:>6\4@FCED^2C6\=@42=\A@=:46\2D\5:G6CD6\2D\E96\4@>>F?:E:6D\E96J\D6CG6^2CE:4=6073gdec3_\`dad\dh5e\3fd5\6hf6`277627h]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm82E:@? 3J {66 2?5 %JA6 x?G6DE:82E:@?Dk^2m[ 286?4:6D H6C6 C2?<65 32D65 @? 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Behind the Headlines podcast: How well do police forces represent racial makeup of their communities?
3 years after George Floyd's death, are local police as diverse as their communities? Nearly three-quarters of more than 100 law enforcement agencies across much of the U.S. don't reflect the racial makeup of their communities, …
