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Police unions are one of the biggest obstacles to transforming policing

  • Written by Jill McCorkel, Professor of Sociology and Criminology, Villanova University
Police unions are one of the biggest obstacles to transforming policingProtesters in front of Boston Police Headquarters during a United Against Racist Police Terror Rally on June 7, 2020. Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Protesters and community organizers are increasingly calling for defunding and disbanding the police as a way to end police violence.

Advocates argue that moderate reforms like...

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