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US Police Departments Examine Use of Force Procedures


US Police Departments Examine Use of Force Procedures
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The Obama administration has established a federal task force to look at updating policing policies, including use of force in detaining suspects. The move comes in response to nationwide demonstrations calling for police reforms following the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson last August in Ferguson, Missouri. VOA's Chris Simkins has more on how deadly encounters have highlighted the need for improving policing practices.

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