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(Video) How to Reverse the Trend of De-Policing in America

Kevin Davis discusses the trend of de-policing in America, including data on increasing crime where de-policing has taken place and assaults on officers in areas where police have withdrawn from proactive policing.

July 31, 2019

Kevin Davis—an officer with more than 30 years on the job and author of the book Use of Force Investigations: A Manual for Law Enforcement—discusses with POLICE Contributing Web Editor Doug Wyllie the trend of de-policing in America. Now that some time has passed since when this trend began, we have real data on increasing crime where de-policing has taken place, as well as assaults on officers in areas where police have withdrawn from proactive policing.