Race and Policing Part 1: History, Training Programs, and Police as First Responders

Summary: In part one of this two-part episode, Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Barry Friedman, New York University Law professor and director of NYU’s Policing Project, and John Malcolm of the Heritage Foundation begin their exploration of the intersection of race and policing in the United States. They discuss history of race relations in the U.S., and the resulting impact on law enforcement practices; the role of first responders, and if police officers are the right people to fill that role; and implementing effective training programs.