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Policing in 2020 and Beyond: APD and the DOJ Consent Decree

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September 25, 2020 – 2020 has had its share of challenges, from a global pandemic, to economic upheaval and civil and political unrest. And, all that strife has laid bare many systemic inequalities here in New Mexico. Front and center in many of the Black Lives Matter protests has been a call for police reform,…

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Special: Policing in 2020 and Beyond

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This week features a New Mexico in Focus Special: Policing in 2020 and Beyond. New Mexico is dealing with difficult times, from economic struggles, to a worldwide pandemic and civil and political unrest. The COVID-19 outbreak has laid bare many systemic failures here in New Mexico, often revolving around the issue of racial inequality. This…

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