#41: Want Reconciliation? Acknowledge the Past
American cities all have crime and violence in some neighborhoods. People in these communities, and the police who work there, all want less crime and greater safety. So why do police and communities find themselves mistrusting each and unable to work together? How can we break out of this cycle?
Guest David Kennedy talks about the painful path to reconciliation.
You can find David’s book, Don’t Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America (2012), here.
And while you're at it, check out Issue Brief: Reconciliation, by the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice, and Zoe Mentel, U.S. Dept. of Justice and Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Racial Reconciliation, Truth Telling, and Police Legitimacy.