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Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and what's next for policing reform

  • Written by Michelle S. Phelps, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Law, University of Minnesota
Why voters rejected plans to replace the Minneapolis Police Department – and what's next for policing reformPrecincts around where George Floyd was killed voted in favor of disbanding the Minneapolis Police Department.Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Voters in Minneapolis rejected a measure that would have transformed the city’s policing 18 months after the killing of George Floyd thrust the city into the forefront of the police reform debate.

By a 56% to...

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