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Private insurance companies can play a powerful role in reforming police practices

by David Brancaccio , Daniel Shin and Alex Schroeder
Jun 1, 2020
Police insurers wants to make sure that the departments they cover minimize risk for liability.
Insurance companies actually work with police departments to manage risk. There's a chance that makes things worse, too.
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The Minnesota Freedom Fund raises donations to bail out protesters

by Janet Nguyen
Jun 1, 2020
The organization has been fighting against the concept of cash bail.
A memorial is left for George Floyd, a Black Minneapolis man who died on Monday after a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeled on his neck.
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Understanding "the hidden costs of police misconduct" for cities nationwide

by David Brancaccio , Candace Manriquez Wrenn and Alex Schroeder
Jun 1, 2020
"You have cities out there borrowing money to pay off judgments because of brutal and corrupt police officers," said Marc Morial of the National Urban League.
Marc Morial with the National Urban League says police reform "also means how you deploy your resources, where you put your focus."
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FBI says new data on police use of force is coming this summer

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 1, 2020
The FBI also says that just over 40% of law enforcement officers are contributing to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection.
The participation of law enforcement agencies in this program, to track when officers use lethal force or seriously injure someone, is voluntary.
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