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DOJ announces 6 pilot cities for initiative to build community trust
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Mar 16, 2015
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DOJ announces 6 pilot cities for initiative to build community trust
Last week, the Department of Justice announced a six city pilot initiative designed to strengthen trust between police and citizens.
Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a Sept. 4 news conference at the Justice Department in Washington.
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Last week, the Department of Justice announced a six city pilot initiative designed to strengthen trust between police and citizens.

Last week, the Department of Justice announced six cities which will serve as pilot sites to test strategies for strengthening trust between police and citizens. 

The pilot initiative is part of a nation-wide program that Attorney General Eric Holder launched last year called the "National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice."

The six pilot sites are Birmingham, Alabama, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Gary, Indiana, Fort Worth, Texas, and the central California city of Stockton.

Tracie Keesee, Project Director of the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice, and Karol Mason, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, joined Take Two to explain more about the program and how it will work.