Policing the police 2020
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Correspondent, Jelani Cobb.
Publication Information
[Boston] : WGBH Educational Foundation, [2020]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 60 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
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Summary
Against the backdrop of a pandemic that is disproportionately killing Black people, the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police in 2020 sparked a push for racial justice and calls for change. FRONTLINE and New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb examine the realities of race and policing in America, asking the question: Can policing be done differently--and is there the will to make the change? The film explores the story of Newark, New Jersey which has been undergoing an experiment in police reform for several years. In many cities across America this summer, police met both protesters and members of the media with force. But things remained relatively calm in Newark--whose police force was ordered to reform by the Department of Justic in 2016 after a federal investigation found a pattern of civil rights abuses, the brunt of which was borne by Black and Latino residents. Policing the Police 2020 traces how the reform effort has played out in Newark--where prior to federal intervention, approximately 75 percent of stops by officers were found to have no documented legal justification--and how President Trump's Department of Justice has largely abandoned federal efforts to compel systemic change in police departments.
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Originally broadcast on PBS in 2020 as an episode of the television series Frontline.