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The other is the abolishing of local residency requirements for city employees, including police and firefighters. I think this has had a major deleterious effect in Ohio since the state government pre-empted municipal home rule to achieve this a number of years ago, and the Ohio Supreme Court upheld it. Now in the cities that have the highest crime rates, the safety forces tend to be staffed with officers from distant suburbs. They can be viewed (and sometimes act like) invading forces rather than feeling themselves to be, or behaving like, members of the community. I heard a good interview...

American cities have long struggled to reform their police – but isolated success stories suggest community and officer buy-in might be key Mayors and city councils nationwide have also pushed reforms emphasizing accountability and transparency, with many working to create independent oversight commissions. The guilty verdicts delivered against Derek Chauvin on April 20, 2021, represented a landmark moment – but courtroom justice cannot deliver the sweeping changes most Americans feel are needed to improve policing in the U.S. As America continues to grapple with racism and police ...

Marching toward police reform WORLD Radio - Marching toward police reform Calls for change continue, but many cities and states have already made adjustments to policing policy A rally for George Floyd outside Barclays Center on Oct. 14, 2020, in New York. John Minchillo/Associated Press Photo MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Thursday the 29th of April, 2021. You’re listening to World Radio and we’re so glad you’ve joined us today. Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. MEGAN BASHAM, HOST: And I’m Megan Basham. First up on The World and Everything in It: poli...

FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images AirTalk | April 21, 2021 The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. The announcement comes a day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death last May, setting off a wave of relief but also sadness across the country. The death prompted months of mass protests against policing and the treatment of Black people in t...

In the last decade, high-profile police killings – including George Floyd in 2020 – have shaken the nation and led to widespread protests and calls for reform, including hiring more nonwhite and female officers. But there was little research to back that up. Now, a new study published last week in the journal Science, suggests that diversity in law enforcement can indeed lead to improvements in how police treat people of color. “It’s a system that very clearly needs reforming,” said study co-author Dean Knox, an assistant professor at the Wharton School at the Univers...