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Guest column: Seven problems in the police culture Your turn The news headlines, stories, and commentaries in recent weeks have described many unsavory examples of police misconduct, charges of excessive force and ultimately criminal trials. Media pundits have weighed in from sociological, psychological, medical, legal, criminal justice, historical and even biblical perspectives. The U.S. is truly divided on the question of systematic racism in our institutions. Rosa Brooks’ excellent book “Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City” (2021) is partly autobiographical and partly a playbook for improving the image and functioning of the police.  The latter part is based on her direct experiences and observations of policing in action. The problems described are indeed complex and cannot be solved swiftly or simply.

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