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Policing the police 2020 / a Frontline production with Left/Right Docs ; producers and writers James Jacoby, Jelani Cobb, Anya Bourg.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: FR62014 | PBS DistributionPublisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2020]Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 9781531712822
  • 1531712827
Other title:
  • Frontline. Policing the police 2020
Uniform titles:
  • Frontline (Television program)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Jelani Cobb.Summary: Against the backdrop of a pandemic that is disproportionately killing Black people, the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police in 2020 sparked a push for racial justice and calls for change. The film explores the story of Newark, New Jersey which has been undergoing an experiment in police reform for several years.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD 363.2097 P766 Available 33111009908225
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Against the backdrop of a pandemic that is disproportionately killing Black people, the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police in 2020 sparked a push for racial justice and calls for change. Frontline and New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb examine the realities of race and policing in America, asking the question: Can policing be done differently, and is there the will to make the change?

DVD, 16 x 9 wide screen presentation, NTSC region 1; stereo.

In English; with English SDH subtitles.

Title from disc label.

Widescreen.

TV-14.

Against the backdrop of a pandemic that is disproportionately killing Black people, the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of the police in 2020 sparked a push for racial justice and calls for change. The film explores the story of Newark, New Jersey which has been undergoing an experiment in police reform for several years.

Jelani Cobb.

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