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Marquette University psychology professor Nakia Gordon says that virtual reality training allows officers to gain insight and understanding, and hopefully empathy.
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A state task force on racial disparities introduced a bipartisan bill that would require data collection on no-knock warrants, but some want to go further by putting restrictions the practice.
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According to CDC data from 2009 to 2019, Native people were 2.2 times more likely to be killed by police than white people and 1.2 times more likely than Black people.
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Nate Hamilton, Dontre Hamilton’s older brother, has become an activist and community leader in Milwaukee, something he says he does to continue to protect his younger brother.
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The website dontcallthepolice.com lists alternative resources to calling 911 for over 70 cities including Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha.
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How is defunding or abolishing the police different than reforming the police? WUWM delves into what some activists are asking for and where those movements stand in the city of Milwaukee.
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Acting Milwaukee Police Chief Jeff Norman talks about no-knock warrants, accountability in policing and how the Milwaukee Police Department is working to help people struggling with mental health issues.
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Despite only making up about 39% of Milwaukee residents, Black people received 64% of tickets issued in the city for breaking curfew during protests last summer.
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There are upwards of two dozen police reform bills floating through the Wisconsin Legislature. Gov. Tony Evers has said if a policing bill can lead to more transparency and accountability, he’ll consider signing it.
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Since 2015, over 1,400 people that have been shot and killed by police had a known mental illness, including the shooting of Dontre Hamilton in Milwaukee's Red Arrow Park in 2014.