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Police repression and police reform.

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

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

For the past year, videos of police shootings have saturated the media,

giving urgency to calls for police reform, especially in poor black neighborhoods.

But what does reform mean in practice?

For example, is so-called broken windows, a form of community policing,

or an excuse for racial profiling.

After decades of racism and brutality, Los Angeles has been called a model for police reform,

but now it's embroiled in a familiar controversy.

Is it time to look beyond the police force and deal with social and economic issues that cops will never be able to resolve.

Today's talking point, women, and the GOP.

First, there's the news.

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International Program Fund. Hello again, Mormon Alney, back with To the Point.

After a year of high-profile police killings, the time is ripe for reform,

and departments around the country are in search of a model.

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