Much of America wants policing to change. But these self-proclaimed experts in police training tell officers they’re doing just fine. Today on Post Reports, we take you inside a police training conference.

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For more than a year now, Robert Klemko has been covering calls for police reform across the country in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.

But last fall, he started wondering — have these calls for reform changed anything about the way police are trained?

He went looking for a police training conference, and he found the Street Cop Training Conference in Atlantic City in October. The speakers included the right-wing political commentator Tomi Lahren, former law enforcement officers and military personnel. Robert wasn’t allowed to attend — but he did obtain a recording of the conference, and he shares it with us today. 

You can read more about Robert’s reporting, and listen to his article here. 

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