POLICING
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This is the first in a six-part series by HuffPost investigative reporter Radley Balko about a
fascinating police reform movement in Utah. Subsequent articles examine the other figures involved in
the movement: a far-left progressive activist, a libertarian policy wonk with a background in Republican
politics, a former sheriff who has watched SWAT teams become “bullies with badges and guns,”
a D.A. who’s willing to hold cops accountable, and a police chief who’s calling for a new approach
to policing. Together, they not only shed light on the problems brought about by the drug war and
police militarization, but point to a better way. To read the full series, tap here.