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Policing in the 21st century
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May 18, 2015
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Policing in the 21st century
President Obama's new task force that aims to improve relations between the police and the communities that they serve.
Today President Obama announced the creation of the "Task Force on 21st Century Policing" which examines how some police departments have improved community relations
Today President Obama announced the creation of the "Task Force on 21st Century Policing" which examines how some police departments have improved community relations
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President Obama's new task force that aims to improve relations between the police and the communities that they serve.

Today President Obama announced the creation of a new task force that would address ways to improve relations between the police and the communities that they serve.

George Mason University professor Laurie Robinson has been appointed co-chair of President Obama’s Task Force on 21stCentury Policing, and we talked to her about it.