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What Next: Fear and Paranoia in American Policing

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English - April 19, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - ★★★★ - 1K ratings
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What makes a police officer shoot when a suspect’s hands are up? To understand this, it helps to examine police training, and the predominant lesson that many young officers receive: Any encounter could be your last. 
Guest: Michael Sierra-Arévalo, assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
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What makes a police officer shoot when a suspect’s hands are up? To understand this, it helps to examine police training, and the predominant lesson that many young officers receive: Any encounter could be your last. 

Guest: Michael Sierra-Arévalo, assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

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