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Why top US universities have law schools but not police schools

  • Written by Nidia Bañuelos, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis
Police school lecture series, 1935.Courtesy of Berkley, Ca. Police Department – Historical Unit

In response to protests calling for police reform and accountability, some U.S. police departments are partnering with colleges and universities to develop anti-bias training for their employees.

In Washington D.C., for example, officers will take a...

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