Policing the Police (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
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Frontline correspondent Jelani Cobb investigates policing practices in Newark, New Jersey, examining systemic issues of unconstitutional stops, searches, and arrests, and documenting reform efforts by the Department of Justice, the police department, and Mayor Ras Baraka.
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Answers: How does policing operate in Newark and what reforms are being implemented?
- Newark Police Department
- Department of Justice investigation
- Police accountability and reform
- Stop-and-frisk practices
- Community-police relations
- Civil rights in policing
What it concludes
- The Justice Department found that the Newark Police Department engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional stops, searches, and arrests.
- Out of numerous complaints over a six-year period, only one complaint of unjustified use of force was sustained by the police department.
- The Newark Police Department agreed to court-enforced reforms, retraining of officers, and implementation of civilian oversight and body cameras.
- Changing police culture and building trust between the community and the police remains a long and difficult process in Newark.
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