Cheryl Dorsey

retired LAPD Sergeant (1980-2000) and the author of “Black and Blue: The Creation of a Social Advocate”

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Mayor Karen Bass’ first city budget includes $1.9 billion for the LAPD. Over the last four years, it lost 1,000 officers.

LAPD is hemorrhaging officers. Can it retain and hire more?

Mayor Karen Bass’ first city budget includes $1.9 billion for the LAPD. Over the last four years, it lost 1,000 officers.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Following the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols, retired LAPD Sergeant Cheryl Dorsey looks at the Memphis police department and what went wrong.

Scorpion Unit officers in Memphis were set up to fail, says former LAPD sergeant

Following the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols, retired LAPD Sergeant Cheryl Dorsey looks at the Memphis police department and what went wrong.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

USC law professor Jody Armour points out that there’s no commitment to overhaul policing, and it’s unclear whether new legislation can prevent more police brutality.

Individual accountability can’t solve systemic racism, says USC professor Jody Armour

USC law professor Jody Armour points out that there’s no commitment to overhaul policing, and it’s unclear whether new legislation can prevent more police brutality.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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