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Speaking of Psychology

The future of policing one year after George Floyd's death, with Cedric Alexander, PsyD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3781 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

One year ago this week, George Floyd was murdered on camera by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. To mark the anniversary of Floyd’s death, we talked to Cedric Alexander, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and former police chief, about community policing, racial bias in policing, how communities and policymakers might rethink the role of police officers in ensuring public safety, and what can be done to restore trust between police departments and the communities that they serve. Links Cedric Alexander, PsyD Take our listener survey at apa.org/podcastsurvey Image Credit: Photo by Matthew Coughlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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May 25th is the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

0:33.5

A shocking crime captured on video that horrified America.

0:36.6

It also sparked months of protests and brought new urgency to long-standing anger over police violence against black men and women in the United States.

0:45.3

In April, Chauvin was convicted of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter.

0:49.3

He faces sentencing in June.

0:51.8

While the verdict brought some sense of justice and relief for many,

0:55.0

it did not change the dynamics of racial bias that was a factor in Floyd's death.

1:00.0

Police reform remains a top priority for many Americans.

1:03.0

President Biden has urged Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,

1:08.0

which would make it easier for people to sue law enforcement officers

1:11.0

in civil court. It would also ban chokeholds, direct police departments to use body and

1:15.4

dashboard cameras and require police officers to learn and use de-escalation techniques.

1:20.9

But are these changes enough? If not, what else do we need? What would effective police reform

1:26.3

look like? And what can be done to restore the trust between police departments and the communities

1:31.5

that they serve, especially people of color communities?

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