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What Next - Fear and Paranoia in American Policing

What Next - Fear and Paranoia in American Policing

Everything around police officers tells them that they should be scared.

Slate Daily Feed · Slate

April 19, 202125m 45s

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Show Notes

What makes a police officer shoot when a suspect’s hands are up? To understand this, it helps to examine police training, and the predominant lesson that many young officers receive: Any encounter could be your last. 

Guest: Michael Sierra-Arévalo, assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin.

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