How police can cool down conflicts before they turn deadly

Name: How police can cool down conflicts before they turn deadly
Uploaded: 2014-12-12T01:47:24Z
Duration: P550S
Description: The ways police are trained to use force and to work in communities of color are being scrutinized in the wake of shootings in Ferguson and Cleveland, as well as the death of Eric Garner in New York. Judy Woodruff discusses training with New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman, David Klinger of the University of Missouri and Ronald Hampton, former head of the National Black Police Association.

Clip: 12/11/2014 | 9m 10s

The ways police are trained to use force and to work in communities of color are being scrutinized in the wake of shootings in Ferguson and Cleveland, as well as the death of Eric Garner in New York. Judy Woodruff discusses training with New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman, David Klinger of the University of Missouri and Ronald Hampton, former head of the National Black Police Association.

Aired: 12/11/14

Rating: NR

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