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SHIELDED: How the Police Became Untouchable

Published: Feb. 26, 2023, 3:50 p.m.

In recent years, the high-profile murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others, have brought much-needed attention to the pervasiveness of police misconduct. Yet it remains nearly impossible to hold police accountable for abuses of power. UCLA professor of law Joanna Schwartz is author of the book SHIELDED: How the Police Became Untouchable.