04.19.2021 - By Slate Podcasts
What makes a police officer shoot when a suspect’s hands are up? To understand this, it helps to examine police training, and the predominant lesson that many young officers receive: Any encounter could be your last.
Guest: Michael Sierra-Arévalo, assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
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