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To the Point

Fear and Bias in the Criminal Justice System

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2014

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

How often do police officers in American cities use deadly force against black men?  When killings are justified, what’s the official reason?  We look for the answers to those and other questions raised by recent police killings that have sparked widespread outrage against racism in the justice system. 

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Warren Alney. Thanks so much for listening to this podcast of To the Point,

0:04.0

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0:29.8

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:37.9

Fear and bias from the streets to the courtroom.

0:44.6

Hello again, I'm Orman Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

0:48.5

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

0:51.1

Recent police killings of black men and boys have sparked protests around the country

0:54.9

and put America's justice system on trial. There's unequal treatment, not just in the use of force,

1:00.6

but also the power of prosecutors to racially profile criminal suspects. Overt racism may be on the

1:06.9

decline, but fear, unconscious bias, and stereotyping are harder to recognize and

1:12.3

overcome. Will sharing experiences on social media help close the gaps? Will training programs lead

1:18.3

to reforms? Today's talking point, the elite corps of attorneys who get their cases heard

1:23.3

by the U.S. Supreme Court. First, here's the news.

1:35.0

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1:39.6

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1:50.1

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1:57.0

Hello again, Warren. I'm in Only back with To the Point. How often do police officers in American cities use deadly force against unarmed black men?

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