Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring
Memphis police have been dogged by a confluence of dangerous trends, including a chronic shortage of officers and a struggle to bring in recruits.
Source: wbbjtv.com
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Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring
Former Memphis police recruiters described a growing desperation to fill hundreds of slots in recent years.
Source: scrippsnews.com
Memphis police killing: Why diversity hasn't changed policing
The Memphis police killing shows that hiring Black officers is not a cure-all for violence against Black communities. Culture needs to change.
Source: csmonitor.com
Tyre Nichols' death puts spotlight back on excessive police use of force
People across the nation are struggling to come to grips with the shocking display of excessive force by Memphis police in the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. Thaddeus Johnson, professor of criminal justice and criminology at Georgia State University, joins John Yang to discuss the use of force in policing.
Source: pbs.org
Tyre Nichols' death: Memphis SCORPION unit under review (VIDEO)
Criticism alleges special police units like Memphis' SCORPION team have a tendency of racial profiling and using excessive force.
Source: scrippsnews.com