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Making Contact
"Making Contact" is produced by International Media Project, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1994, committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material. Its core focus is National Radio Project, the team that creates Making Contact.
Who remembers the local beat cop, who lives in and really knows the community? Increasingly, police don’t live in the neighborhoods, or even the cities they patrol. But is that a problem? Law enforcement agencies around the country are struggling for answers to a question that’s about race, class and geography.
Featured speakers/guests:
Officer Charles Stone, Sergeant Mildred Oliver, Chief Sean Whent, Oakland police dept.; Bob Nash, retired Nashville Tennessee police commander; Yvette Thierry, Safe Streets Strong Communities founder; John Penny, Southern University of New Orleans.
Credits:
This show is based off a piece that originally aired on the podcast, Life of the Law.
