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Concrete barricades, fencing and extra law enforcement were deployed across the Twin Cities in anticipation of protests during the 

 of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

Their presence was part of a multi-agency program called “

 for its use of rubber bullets, chemical irritants and physical force on protesters and 

That type of response to protests was also 

 across the country following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

Excessive use of force during protests is just one part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s newly announced 

 into the Minneapolis Police Department. 

At 9 a.m. Friday, a researcher and the St. Paul police chief joined host Kerri Miller to discuss how police training and military-grade equipment influence the way local law enforcement think about and interact with the public.

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A researcher and the St. Paul police chief discussed how police training and military-grade equipment shape the way local law enforcement officers think about and interact with the public.

 A researcher and a former police chief discuss how police training and military-grade equipment shape the way local law enforcement officers think about and interact with the public.

How training and equipment influence police encounters

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