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Why police reforms rarely succeed: Lessons from Latin America

  • Written by Yanilda González, Assistant Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
imageRiot police in Buenos Aires, Argentina.AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano

President Donald Trump’s appointment of Attorney General Jeff Sessions has led people to speculate about the fate of recent police reform efforts.

Early into his tenure, Sessions said he intended to “pull back on” the Justice Department’s investigations of...

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