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College requirements for police forces can save Black lives, but at what cost?

  • Written by Thaddeus L. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
College requirements for police forces can save Black lives, but at what cost?Demonstrators stand off with officers July 3, 2022, in Akron, Ohio, as they protest the killing of Jayland Walker, shot by police.Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images

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