After George Floydâs murder, this NOPD training program went national
EPIC teaches officers to keep each other in check by showing them how to intervene. Share Updated: 8:15 AM CDT May 3, 2021
EPIC teaches officers to keep each other in check by showing them how to intervene. Share Updated: 8:15 AM CDT May 3, 2021
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Show Transcript RANDI: IN THE YEAR AFTER GEORGE FLOYDâS DEATH, MORE THAN 100 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE TRAINED THEIR OFFICERS ON HOW TO INTERVENE THE ROOTS OF THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM ARE RIGHT HERE IN NEW ORLEANS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR INVESTIGATES TEEN TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THIS PROGRAM THAT ONE LEADER SAYS COULD SAVE CAREERS, AND LIVES. IâM CONVINCED THAT IF ONE PERSON, ONE OF THOSE OFFICERS WOULD HAVE INTERVENED, GEORGE FLOYD WOULD BE ALIVE TODAY. AND THIS, YOU KNOW, WE PROBABLY WOULDNâT BE EVEN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW EMILY: MINNEAPOLIS COP DEREK CHAUVIN
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Intersection is a column that explores issues of race, gender and law across America’s criminal and social justice landscape.
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