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

Public Trust and Police Accountability.

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

A daily look at the issues, Americans cut about most.

Intensive policing

gets credit for reducing crime. It also gets the blame for excessive force

on the streets of American cities. Deadly incidents involving

black suspects have sparked massive protest in Missouri,

Ohio, South Carolina, and New York City. In Baltimore,

when officers were accused of crimes, 65% of Americans

approved.

There and elsewhere, there are moves for reform

opposed by local police unions.

Do they still have political clout?

Or is the climate finally right for civilian oversight?

Today's talking point.

Britain's national election campaign is mercifully brief,

but tomorrow's election could be historic.

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