The Elusive Neighborhood Cop

Published: Dec. 2, 2015, 4:13 p.m.

Who remembers the local beat cop, who lives in and really knows the community? Increasingly, police don\u2019t live in the neighborhoods, or even the cities they patrol. But is that a problem?

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On this edition, should police be required to live in the cities they patrol? Law enforcement agencies around the country are struggling for answers to a question that\u2019s about race, class and geography.