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Behind the Headlines podcast: How well do police forces represent racial makeup of their communities?
3 years after George Floyd's death, are local police as diverse as their communities? Nearly three-quarters of more than 100 law enforcement agencies across much of the U.S. don't reflect the racial makeup of their communities, …
