Federal police reform talks have failed – but local efforts stand a better chance of success
- Written by: Thaddeus L. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
Another door closes on federal police reform.Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesBipartisan talks over police reform ended with no agreement on Sept. 22, 2021, with House Democrats and Republicans blaming each other for the lack of progress.
It isn’t the first time that reform at a federal level has been attempted – nor...
