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Ramsey County Attorney John Choi has decided to 

criminally charge St. Paul police officer Jeronimo Yanez

 in the shooting of Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer. 

Conversations and changes around police conduct have been evolving nationwide. 

How does fear play a role in an officer's decision to fire a weapon? What sort of changes are police departments making to help officers understand fear and to make thoughtful decisions in very charged situations?

Charges in Castile shooting may be first against officer in Minnesota


Ginger Charles, former police sergeant and adjunct professor of psychology at Modesto Junior College, joined the program to talk about police conduct. 

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Conversations and changes around police conduct have been evolving nationwide. How does fear play a role in an officer's decision to fire a weapon?

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi has decided to criminally charge St. Paul police officer Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting of Philando Castile during a traffic stop last summer. Conversations and changes around police conduct have been evolving nationwide. How does fear play a role in an officer's decision to fire a weapon?

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